Aminoalkyl glucosaminide phosphate compounds and their use as adjuvants and immunoeffectors

ABSTRACT

Aminoalkyl glucosaminide phosphate (AGP) compounds that are adjuvants and immunoeffectors are described and claimed. The compounds have a 2-deoxy-2-amino glucose in glycosidic linkage with an aminoalkyl (aglycon) group. Compounds are phosphorylated at the 4 or 6 carbon on the glucosaminide ring and comprise three 3-alkanoyloxyalkanoyl residues. The compounds augment antibody production in immunized animals as well as stimulate cytokine production and activate macrophages. Compositions and methods for using the compounds as adjuvants and immunoeffectors are also disclosed.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

This invention relates generally to aminoalkyl glucosaminide phosphate(AGP) compounds that have activity as adjuvants and immunoeffectors, andto methods employing and compositions comprising AGPs.

2. Description of the Related Art

Humoral immunity and cell-mediated immunity are the two major branchesof the mammalian immune response. Humoral immunity involves thegeneration of antibodies to foreign antigens. Antibodies are produced byB-lymphocytes. Cell-mediated immunity involves the activation ofT-lymphocytes that either act upon infected cells bearing foreignantigens or stimulate other cells to act upon infected cells. Bothbranches of the mammalian immune system are important in fightingdisease. Humoral immunity is the major line of defense against bacterialpathogens. In the case of viral disease, the induction of cytotoxic Tlymphocytes (CTLs) appears to be crucial for protective immunity. Aneffective vaccine stimulates both branches of the immune system toprotect against disease.

Vaccines present foreign antigens from disease causing agents to a hostso that the host can mount a protective immune response. Often vaccineantigens are killed or attenuated forms of the microbes that cause thedisease. The presence of non-essential components and antigens in thesekilled or attenuated vaccines has encouraged considerable efforts torefine vaccine components including developing well-defined syntheticantigens using chemical and recombinant techniques. The refinement andsimplification of microbial vaccines, however, has led to a concomitantloss in potency. Low-molecular weight synthetic antigens, though devoidof potentially harmful contaminants, are themselves not veryimmunogenic. These observations have led investigators to add adjuvantsto vaccine compositions to potentiate the activity of the refinedvaccine components.

Presently, the only adjuvant licensed for human use in the United Statesis alum, a group of aluminum salts (e.g., aluminum hydroxide, aluminumphosphate) in which vaccine antigens are formulated. Particulatecarriers like alum serve to promote the uptake, processing andpresentation of soluble antigens by macrophages. Alum, however, is notwithout side-effects and enhances humoral (antibody) immunity only.

An effective adjuvant potentiates both a humoral and cellular immuneresponse in vaccinated animals. Further, an adjuvant must enhance ahost's natural immune response and not aggravate the host system. Awell-defined synthetic adjuvant free from extraneous matter, which isstable and easy to manufacture, would provide these qualities. Compoundsthat have been prepared and tested for adjuvanticity (Shimizu et al.1985, Bulusu et al. 1992, Ikeda et al. 1993, Shimizu et al. 1994,Shimizu et al. 1995, Miyajima et al. 1996), however, often display toxicproperties, are unstable and/or have unsubstantial immunostimulatoryeffects.

The discovery and development of effective adjuvants is essential forimproving the efficacy and safety of existing vaccines. Adjuvants impartsynthetic peptides and carbohydrate antigens with sufficientimmunogenicity to insure the success of the synthetic vaccine approach.There remains a need for new compounds having potent immunomodulatingeffects.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The compounds of the subject invention are aminoalkyl glucosaminidephosphate compounds (AGPs) that are adjuvants and immunoeffectors. Anaminoalkyl (aglycon) group is glycosidically linked to a2-deoxy-2-amino-α-D-glucopyranose (glucosaminide) to form the basicstructure of the claimed molecules. The compounds are phosphorylated atthe 4 or 6 carbon on the glucosaminide ring. Further, the compoundspossess three 3-alkanoyloxyalkanoyl residues.

The compounds of the subject invention are immunoeffector moleculesaugmenting antibody production in immunized animals, stimulatingcytokine production and activating macrophages. In accordance with thesubject invention, methods for using these compounds as adjuvants andimmunoeffectors are disclosed.

According to the present invention, methods for inducing an immuneresponse employ the administration of one or more AGP either alone or inconjunction with one or more antigen such as a protein antigen or apolynucleotide that expresses a protein antigen. Inventive compositionsfor inducing an immune response employ one or more AGE either alone orin combination with one or more antigen such as a protein antigen or apolynucleotide that expresses a protein antigen. Exemplary antigensinclude, but are not limited to, tumor antigens and infectious diseaseantigens. Induction of an immune response may be determined by measuringantibody in immunized animals. Such measurements may include adetermination of seroconversion and/or seroprotection. Alternatively, oradditionally, an immune response may be determined by measureing theproduction of cytokines and/or the stimulation of a cell-mediated immuneresponse including a cytotoxic T-lymphocyte response.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 is a graph depicting the percentage of human subjects achievingseroprotection following administration of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen(AgB) alone or in combination with the AGP designated RC-210-04 (B 19 inTable 1 and Example 20 herein below; chemical name2-[(R)-3-Tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]ethyl2-Deoxy-4-O-phosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-β-D-glucopyranosideTriethylammonium Salt). Plot symbols show the percentages of efficacyevaluable (EE) population subjects who achieved seroprotection(anti-HBsAg titer of ≦10 MIU/mL) at the Day 90 visit. The error barsshow 95% confidence intervals for the percentages of subjects achievingseroprotection.

FIG. 2 is a graph depicting the percentage of human subjects achievingseroprotection (anti-HBsAg titer of ≦10 MIU/mL). Plot symbols show thepercentages of EE population subjects who achieved seroprotection ateach of the Day 30, 60, and 90 visits. The error bars show 95%confidence intervals for the percentages of subjects achievingseroprotection.

FIG. 3 is a graph depicting the percentage of human subjects achievingseroconversion (anti-HBsAg titer of ≦1 MIU/mL). Plot symbols show thepercentages of EE population subjects who achieved seroconversion ateach of the Day 30, 60, and 90 visits. The error bars show 95%confidence intervals for the percentages of subjects achievingseroconversion.

FIG. 4 is a graph depicting the distribution of Anti-HBsAg Titers inhuman subjects. Each curve shows a nonparametric estimate of thedistribution of anti-HBsAg titers in a treatment group at a particularvisit. Dashed curves correspond to the AgB group, solid curvescorrespond to the AgB/RC-210-04 treatment group. The numbers next to thecurves show the nominal study day (visit) at which the data werecollected. The area under each curve is proportional to the observedfraction of patients for whom a non-zero titer was measured.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Aminoalkyl Glucosaminide Phosphate (AGP) Compounds

The compounds of the subject invention are adjuvant and immunoeffectormolecules that are aminoalkyl glucosaminide phosphates (AGPs). Thecompounds comprise a 2-deoxy-2-amino-α-D-glucopyranose (glucosaminide)in glycosidic linkage with an aminoalkyl (aglycon) group. Compounds arephosphorylated at the 4 or 6 carbon on the glucosaminide ring and havethree alkanoyloxyalkanoyl residues. The compounds of the subjectinvention are described generally by Formula I,

wherein X represents an oxygen or sulfur atom in either the axial orequitorial position, Y represents an oxygen atom or NH group, “n”, “m”,“p” and “q” are integers from 0 to 6, R₁, R₂, and R₃ represent normalfatty acyl residues having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and where one of R₁, R₂or R₃ is optionally hydrogen, R₄ and R₅ are hydrogen or methyl, R₆ andR₇ are hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, phosphono, phosphonooxy, sulfo,sulfooxy, amino, mercapto, cyano, nitro, formyl or carboxy and estersand amides thereof; R₈ and R₉ are phosphono or hydrogen. Theconfiguration of the 3′ stereogenic centers to which the normal fattyacyl residues are attached is R or S, but preferably R. Thestereochemistry of the carbon atoms to which R₄ or R₅ are attached canbe R or S. All stereoisomers, both enantiomers and diastereomers, andmixtures thereof, are considered to fall within the scope of the subjectinvention.

The heteroatom X of the compounds of the subject invention can be oxygenor sulfur. In a preferred embodiment, X is oxygen and typically in theequitorial position. Although the stability of the molecules could beeffected by a substitution at X, the immunomodulating activity ofmolecules with these substitutions is not expected to change.

The number of carbon atoms between heteroatom X and the aglycon nitrogenatom is determined by variables “n” and “m”. Variables “n” and “m” canbe integers from 0 to 6. In a preferred embodiment, the total number ofcarbon atoms between heteroatom X and the aglycon nitrogen atom is fromabout 2 to about 6 and most preferably from about 2 to about 4.

The compounds of the subject invention are aminoalkyl glucosaminidecompounds that are phosphorylated. Compounds can be phosphorylated atposition 4 or 6 (R₈ or R₉) on the glucosaminide ring and are mosteffective if phosphorylated on at least one of these positions. In apreferred embodiment, R₈ is phosphono and R₉ is hydrogen.

In one embodiment, the compounds of the subject invention arehexaacylated; that is, they contain a total of six fatty acid residues.The aminoalkyl glucosaminide moiety is acylated at the 2-amino and3-hydroxyl groups of the glucosaminide unit and at the amino group ofthe aglycon unit with 3-hydroxyalkanoyl residues. In Formula I, thesethree positions are acylated with 3-hydroxytetradecanoyl moieties. The3-hydroxytetradecanoyl residues are, in turn, substituted with normalfatty acids (R₁–R₃), providing three 3-n-alkanoyloxytetradecanoylresidues or six fatty acid groups in total.

In another embodiment, the compounds of the subject invention arepentaacylated; that is, they contain a total of five fatty acidresidues. More specifically, the 3-hydroxytetradecanoyl residues ofFormula I are substituted with normal fatty acids at two of the threeR₁, R₂ and R₃ positions, with the third R₁, R₂ or R₃ position beinghydrogen. In other words, at least one of —OR₁, —OR₂ or —OR₃ ishydroxyl.

The chain length of normal fatty acids R₁–R₃ can be from 1 to about 20,and typically from about 7 to about 16 carbons. Preferably, R₁–R₃ arefrom about 9 to about 14 carbons. The chain lengths of these normalfatty acids can be the same or different. Although, only normal fattyacids are described, it is expected that unsaturated fatty acids (i.e.fatty acid moieties having double or triple bonds) substituted at R₁–R₃on the compounds of the subject invention would produce biologicallyactive molecules. Further, slight modifications in the chain length ofthe 3-hydroxyalkanoyl residues are not expected to dramatically effectbiological activity.

The compounds of the subject invention are synthesized by coupling anN-acyloxyacylated or N-protected aminoalkanol or aminoalkanethiol(aglycon unit) with a suitably protected and/or 3-O-acyloxyacylatedglucosaminide unit. In one preferred method for preparing the compoundsof the subject invention (Scheme 1), an N-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonyl(Troc))-protected glycosyl halide 1 (Z=F, Cl, Br) is coupled with anN-[(R)-3-n-alkanoyloxytetradecanoyl]aminoalkanol or thiol 2 (possessingR₅ and R₆ in suitably protected form) via a Koenigs-Knorr type reactionin the presence of mercury or silver salts to give glycosideintermediate 3. Preferably, the glucosaminide unit 1 possesses ananomeric chloride atom (Z=Cl), and the coupling catalyst is silvertrifluoromethanesulfonate. Intermediate 3 can also be prepared bycoupling the aglycon unit 2 with an N-Troc-protected glycosyl acetate(Z=OAc) or related activated derivative in the presence of a Lewis acidsuch as boron trifluoride etherate. By “activated” is meant having anappropriate displaceable leaving group “Z” attached to the anomericcenter of the glucosaminide unit. Glucosaminide unit 1 bears an(R)-3-n-alkanoyloxytetradecanoyl residue on the 3-position, and suitableprotecting groups on the 6-hydroxyl and 4-phosphate moieties. Typicalprotecting groups for the phosphate group include, but are not limitedto, phenyl, benzyl, and o-xylyl. The phosphate group is protectedpreferably with two phenyl groups. The 6-position can be temporarilyprotected by blocking groups commonly used in sugar chemistry such assilyl, benzyl, or benzyloxymethyl ethers or, alternatively, an alkylcarbonate. The 6-hydroxyl group is protected preferably as a1,1-dimethyl-2,2,2-trichloroethyl carbonate (TCBOC).

The trichloroethyl-based protecting group(s) in the Koenigs-Knorrcoupled product 3 are removed with zinc and the glucosaminide nitrogenis selectively acylated with a (R)-3-n-alkanoyloxytetradecanoic acid 4in the presence of a suitable coupling reagent to give the hexaacylatedderivative 5. The remaining protecting groups in 5 are then cleaved bycatalytic hydrogenation in the presence of a palladium or platinumcatalyst or by other appropriate means to give compounds of Formula (I).

A suitable starting material for the synthesis of glycosyl donor 1 is2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-amino-2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidene-β-D-glucopyranoside which can beprepared from commercially available D-glucosaminide hydrochloride usingpublished procedures. The conversion of the 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethylglycoside starting material to glycosyl donor 1 can be achieved bymethods known in the art or modifications thereof which are describedherein. The aglycon unit 2 can be prepared by N-acyloxyacylation ofcommercially available starting materials with an appropriate(R)-3-n-alkanoyloxytetradecanoic acid 4, or N-acyloxyacylation ofstarting materials that can be obtained by known methods in the chemicalliterature. Alternatively, the N-acyloxyacyl residue in 2 can besubstituted with an appropriate amine protecting group which is removedsubsequent to the coupling reaction such as is described in the secondpreferred embodiment below.

In a second preferred method for preparing the compounds of the subjectinvention (Scheme 2), introduction of the(R)-3-n-alkanoyloxytetradecanoyl and phosphate groups into theglucosaminide and aglycon units is performed subsequent to theglycosylation (coupling) reaction using N- and O-protecting groupssuitable for the chemical differentiation of the amino and hydroxylgroups present. Preferably, the N-Troc-protected glycosyl donor 6 iscoupled with an N-allyloxycarbonyl (AOC)-protected aminoalkanol or thiol7 in the presence of an appropriate catalyst to give the aminoalkylβ-glycoside 8. Most preferably, the glycosyl donor 6 possesses ananomeric acetoxy group (Z=OAc), and the coupling catalyst is borontrifluoride etherate. Other N-protecting groups for the aglycon aminogroup include, but are not limited to, commonly employed carbamatesobvious to one skilled in the art such as t-butyl (t-BOC), benzyl (Cbz),2,2,2-trichloroethyl (Troc), and 9-fluorenylmethyl(Fmoc).

Base-induced cleavage of the acetate groups in coupling product 8 and4,6-acetonide formation under standard conditions known in the art givesintermediate 9. 3-O-Acylation of 9 with (R)-3-n-alkanoyloxytetradecanoicacid 4, followed by palladium(0)-mediated removal of the aglycon N-AOCgroup and N-acylation with (R)-3-n-alkanoyloxytetradecanoic acid 4provides intermediate 10. Acetonide hydrolysis and functionalization ofthe 4- and 6-positions as described herein for the preparation ofglycosyl donor 1 gives intermediate 3 (Y═O), which is then processed asin Scheme 1 to afford compounds of general Formula (I).

AGP-Based Compositions

In compositions for eliciting an immune response, the AGPs of thesubject invention are administered to a warm-blooded animal, includinghumans, with an antigen such as a protein or polypeptide antigen or apolynucleotide that expresses a protein or polypeptide antigen. Theamount of antigen administered to elicit a desired response can bereadily determined by one skilled in the art and will vary with the typeof antigen administered, route of administration and immunizationschedule. For example, 0.2 μg of tetanus toxoid administered with theclaimed compounds subcutaneously to a mouse in two immunization 21 daysapart elicited a humoral immune response to that antigen.

AGP-based Compositions Comprising One or More Polypeptide

As used herein, the term “polypeptide” is used in its conventionalmeaning, i.e., as a sequence of amino acids. The polypeptides are notlimited to a specific length of the product; thus, peptides,oligopeptides, and proteins are included within the definition ofpolypeptide, and such terms may be used interchangeably herein unlessspecifically indicated otherwise. This term also does not refer to orexclude post-expression modifications of the polypeptide, for example,glycosylations, acetylations, phosphorylations and the like, as well asother modifications known in the art, both naturally occurring andnon-naturally occurring. A polypeptide may be an entire protein, or asubsequence thereof. Particular polypeptides of interest in the contextof this invention are amino acid subsequences comprising epitopes, i.e.,antigenic determinants substantially responsible for the immunogenicproperties of a polypeptide and being capable of evoking an immuneresponse.

The polypeptides of the present invention are sometimes herein referredto as tumor proteins or tumor polypeptides, as an indication that theiridentification has been based at least in part upon their increasedlevels of expression in tumor samples. Thus, a “tumor polypeptide” or“tumor protein,” refers generally to a polypeptide sequence of thepresent invention, or a polynucleotide sequence encoding such apolypeptide, that is expressed in a substantial proportion of tumorsamples, for example preferably greater than about 20%, more preferablygreater than about 30%, and most preferably greater than about 50% ormore of tumor samples tested, at a level that is at least two fold, andpreferably at least five fold, greater than the level of expression innormal tissues, as determined using a representative assay providedherein.

In certain preferred embodiments, the polypeptides of the invention areimmunogenic, ie., they react detectably within an immunoassay (such asan ELISA or T-cell stimulation assay) with antisera and/or T-cells froma patient with cancer. Screening for immunogenic activity can beperformed using techniques well known to the skilled artisan. Forexample, such screens can be performed using methods such as thosedescribed in Harlow and Lane, Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, ColdSpring Harbor Laboratory, 1988. In one illustrative example, apolypeptide may be immobilized on a solid support and contacted withpatient sera to allow binding of antibodies within the sera to theimmobilized polypeptide. Unbound sera may then be removed and boundantibodies detected using, for example, ¹²⁵I-labeled Protein A.

As would be recognized by the skilled artisan, immunogenic portions ofthe polypeptides disclosed herein are also encompassed by the presentinvention. An “immunogenic portion,” as used herein, is a fragment of animmunogenic polypeptide of the invention that itself is immunologicallyreactive (i.e., specifically binds) with the B-cells and/or T-cellsurface antigen receptors that recognize the polypeptide. Immunogenicportions may generally be identified using well known techniques, suchas those summarized in Paul, Fundamental Immunology, 3rd ed., 243–247(Raven Press, 1993) and references cited therein. Such techniquesinclude screening polypeptides for the ability to react withantigen-specific antibodies, antisera and/or T-cell lines or clones. Asused herein, antisera and antibodies are “antigen-specific” if theyspecifically bind to an antigen (i.e., they react with the protein in anELISA or other immunoassay, and do not react detectably with unrelatedproteins). Such antisera and antibodies may be prepared as describedherein, and using well-known techniques.

In one preferred embodiment, an immunogenic portion of a polypeptide ofthe present invention is a portion that reacts with antisera and/orT-cells at a level that is not substantially less than the reactivity ofthe full-length polypeptide (e.g., in an ELISA and/or T-cell reactivityassay). Preferably, the level of immunogenic activity of the immunogenicportion is at least about 50%, preferably at least about 70% and mostpreferably greater than about 90% of the immunogenicity for thefull-length polypeptide. In some instances, preferred immunogenicportions will be identified that have a level of immunogenic activitygreater than that of the corresponding full-length polypeptide, e.g.,having greater than about 100% or 150% or more immunogenic activity.

In certain other embodiments, illustrative immunogenic portions mayinclude peptides in which an N-terminal leader sequence and/ortransmembrane domain have been deleted. Other illustrative immunogenicportions will contain a small N- and/or C-terminal deletion (e.g., 1–30amino acids, preferably 5–15 amino acids), relative to the matureprotein.

In another embodiment, a polypeptide composition of the invention mayalso comprise one or more polypeptides that are immunologically reactivewith T cells and/or antibodies generated against a polypeptide of theinvention, particularly a polypeptide having an amino acid sequencedisclosed herein, or to an immunogenic fragment or variant thereof.

In another embodiment of the invention, polypeptides are provided thatcomprise one or more polypeptides that are capable of eliciting T cellsand/or antibodies that are immunologically reactive with one or morepolypeptides described herein, or one or more polypeptides encoded bycontiguous nucleic acid sequences contained in the polynucleotidesdisclosed herein, or immunogenic fragments or variants thereof.

Polypeptides may comprise a signal (or leader) sequence at theN-terminal end of the protein, which co-translationally orpost-translationally directs transfer of the protein. The polypeptidemay also be conjugated to a linker or other sequence for ease ofsynthesis, purification or identification of the polypeptide (e.g.,poly-His), or to enhance binding of the polypeptide to a solid support.For example, a polypeptide may be conjugated to an immunoglobulin Fcregion.

Within other illustrative embodiments, a polypeptide may be a fusionpolypeptide that comprises multiple polypeptides as described herein, orthat comprises at least one polypeptide as described herein and anunrelated sequence, such as a known tumor protein. A fusion partner may,for example, assist in providing T helper epitopes (an immunologicalfusion partner), preferably T helper epitopes recognized by humans, ormay assist in expressing the protein (an expression enhancer) at higheryields than the native recombinant protein. Certain preferred fusionpartners are both immunological and expression enhancing fusionpartners. Other fusion partners may be selected so as to increase thesolubility of the polypeptide or to enable the polypeptide to betargeted to desired intracellular compartments. Still further fusionpartners include affinity tags, which facilitate purification of thepolypeptide.

Fusion polypeptides may generally be prepared using standard techniques,including chemical conjugation. Preferably, a fusion polypeptide isexpressed as a recombinant polypeptide, allowing the production ofincreased levels, relative to a non-fused polypeptide, in an expressionsystem. Briefly, DNA sequences encoding the polypeptide components maybe assembled separately, and ligated into an appropriate expressionvector. The 3′ end of the DNA sequence encoding one polypeptidecomponent is ligated, with or without a peptide linker, to the 5′ end ofa DNA sequence encoding the second polypeptide component so that thereading frames of the sequences are in phase. This permits translationinto a single fusion polypeptide that retains the biological activity ofboth component polypeptides.

A peptide linker sequence may be employed to separate the first andsecond polypeptide components by a distance sufficient to ensure thateach polypeptide folds into its secondary and tertiary structures. Sucha peptide linker sequence is incorporated into the fusion polypeptideusing standard techniques well known in the art. Suitable peptide linkersequences may be chosen based on the following factors: (1) theirability to adopt a flexible extended conformation; (2) their inabilityto adopt a secondary structure that could interact with functionalepitopes on the first and second polypeptides; and (3) the lack ofhydrophobic or charged residues that might react with the polypeptidefunctional epitopes. Preferred peptide linker sequences contain Gly, Asnand Ser residues. Other near neutral amino acids, such as Thr and Alamay also be used in the linker sequence. Amino acid sequences which maybe usefully employed as linkers include those disclosed in Maratea etal., Gene 40:39–46, 1985; Murphy et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA83:8258–8262, 1986; U.S. Pat. No. 4,935,233 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,751,180.The linker sequence may generally be from 1 to about 50 amino acids inlength. Linker sequences are not required when the first and secondpolypeptides have non-essential N-terminal amino acid regions that canbe used to separate the functional domains and prevent stericinterference.

The ligated DNA sequences are operably linked to suitabletranscriptional or translational regulatory elements. The regulatoryelements responsible for expression of DNA are located only 5′ to theDNA sequence encoding the first polypeptides. Similarly, stop codonsrequired to end translation and transcription termination signals areonly present 3′ to the DNA sequence encoding the second polypeptide.

The fusion polypeptide can comprise a polypeptide as described hereintogether with an unrelated immunogenic protein, such as an immunogenicprotein capable of eliciting a recall response. Examples of suchproteins include tetanus, tuberculosis and hepatitis proteins (see, forexample, Stoute et al. New Engl. J. Med., 336:86–91, 1997).

In one preferred embodiment, the immunological fusion partner is derivedfrom a Mycobacterium sp., such as a Mycobacterium tuberculosis-derivedRa12 fragment. Ra12 compositions and methods for their use in enhancingthe expression and/or immunogenicity of heterologouspolynucleotide/polypeptide sequences is described in U.S. PatentApplication No. 60/158,585, the disclosure of which is incorporatedherein by reference in its entirety. Briefly, Ra12 refers to apolynucleotide region that is a subsequence of a Mycobacteriumtuberculosis MTB32A nucleic acid. MTB32A is a serine protease of 32 KDmolecular weight encoded by a gene in virulent and avirulent strains ofM. tuberculosis. The nucleotide sequence and amino acid sequence ofMTB32A have been described (for example, U.S. Patent Application No.60/158,585; see also, Skeiky et al., Infection and Immun. (1999)67:3998–4007, incorporated herein by reference). C-terminal fragments ofthe MTB32A coding sequence express at high levels and remain as asoluble polypeptides throughout the purification process. Moreover, Ra12may enhance the immunogenicity of heterologous immunogenic polypeptideswith which it is fused. One preferred Ra12 fusion polypeptide comprisesa 14 KD C-terminal fragment corresponding to amino acid residues 192 to323 of MTB32A. Other preferred Ra12 polynucleotides generally compriseat least about 15 consecutive nucleotides, at least about 30nucleotides, at least about 60 nucleotides, at least about 100nucleotides, at least about 200 nucleotides, or at least about 300nucleotides that encode a portion of a Ra12 polypeptide. Ra12polynucleotides may comprise a native sequence (i.e., an endogenoussequence that encodes a Ra12 polypeptide or a portion thereof) or maycomprise a variant of such a sequence. Ra12 polynucleotide variants maycontain one or more substitutions, additions, deletions and/orinsertions such that the biological activity of the encoded fusionpolypeptide is not substantially diminished, relative to a fusionpolypeptide comprising a native Ra12 polypeptide. Variants preferablyexhibit at least about 70% identity, more preferably at least about 80%identity and most preferably at least about 90% identity to apolynucleotide sequence that encodes a native Ra12 polypeptide or aportion thereof.

Within other preferred embodiments, an immunological fusion partner isderived from protein D, a surface protein of the gram-negative bacteriumHaemophilus influenza B (WO 91/18926). Preferably, a protein Dderivative comprises approximately the first third of the protein (e.g.,the first N-terminal 100–110 amino acids), and a protein D derivativemay be lipidated. Within certain preferred embodiments, the first 109residues of a Lipoprotein D fusion partner is included on the N-terminusto provide the polypeptide with additional exogenous T-cell epitopes andto increase the expression level in E. coli (thus functioning as anexpression enhancer). The lipid tail ensures optimal presentation of theantigen to antigen presenting cells. Other fusion partners include thenon-structural protein from influenzae virus, NS1 (hemaglutinin).Typically, the N-terminal 81 amino acids are used, although differentfragments that include T-helper epitopes may be used.

In another embodiment, the immunological fusion partner is the proteinknown as LYTA, or a portion thereof (preferably a C-terminal portion).LYTA is derived from Streptococcus pneumoniae, which synthesizes anN-acetyl-L-alanine amidase known as amidase LYTA (encoded by the LytAgene; Gene 43:265–292, 1986). LYTA is an autolysin that specificallydegrades certain bonds in the peptidoglycan backbone. The C-terminaldomain of the LYTA protein is responsible for the affinity to thecholine or to some choline analogues such as DEAE. This property hasbeen exploited for the development of E. coli C-LYTA expressing plasmidsuseful for expression of fusion proteins. Purification of hybridproteins containing the C-LYTA fragment at the amino terminus has beendescribed (see Biotechnology 10:795–798, 1992). Within a preferredembodiment, a repeat portion of LYTA may be incorporated into a fusionpolypeptide. A repeat portion is found in the C-terminal region startingat residue 178. A particularly preferred repeat portion incorporatesresidues 188–305.

Yet another illustrative embodiment involves fusion polypeptides, andthe polynucleotides encoding them, wherein the fusion partner comprisesa targeting signal capable of directing a polypeptide to theendosomal/lysosomal compartment, as described in U.S. Pat. No.5,633,234. An immunogenic polypeptide of the invention, when fused withthis targeting signal, will associate more efficiently with MHC class IImolecules and thereby provide enhanced in vivo stimulation of CD4⁺T-cells specific for the polypeptide.

Polypeptides of the invention are prepared using any of a variety ofwell known synthetic and/or recombinant techniques. Polypeptides,portions and other variants generally less than about 150 amino acidscan be generated by synthetic means, using techniques well known tothose of ordinary skill in the art. In one illustrative example, suchpolypeptides are synthesized using any of the commercially availablesolid-phase techniques, such as the Merrifield solid-phase synthesismethod, where amino acids are sequentially added to a growing amino acidchain. See Merrifield, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 85:2149–2146, 1963. Equipmentfor automated synthesis of polypeptides is commercially available fromsuppliers such as Perkin Elmer/Applied BioSystems Division (Foster City,Calif.), and may be operated according to the manufacturer'sinstructions.

In general, polypeptide compositions (including fusion polypeptides) ofthe invention are isolated. An “isolated” polypeptide is one that isremoved from its original environment. For example, anaturally-occurring protein or polypeptide is isolated if it isseparated from some or all of the coexisting materials in the naturalsystem. Preferably, such polypeptides are also purified, e.g., are atleast about 90% pure, more preferably at least about 95% pure and mostpreferably at least about 99% pure.

AGP-Based Compositions Comprising One or More Polynucleotide

The present invention, in other aspects, provides AGP-based compositionscomprising one or more polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide antigenas set forth herein above. The terms “DNA” and “polynucleotide” are usedessentially interchangeably herein to refer to a DNA molecule that hasbeen isolated free of total genomic DNA of a particular species.“Isolated,” as used herein, means that a polynucleotide is substantiallyaway from other coding sequences, and that the DNA molecule does notcontain large portions of unrelated coding DNA, such as largechromosomal fragments or other functional genes or polypeptide codingregions. Of course, this refers to the DNA molecule as originallyisolated, and does not exclude genes or coding regions later added tothe segment by the hand of man.

Polynucleotides may comprise a native sequence (i.e., an endogenoussequence that encodes a polypeptide/protein of the invention or aportion thereof) or may comprise a sequence that encodes a variant orderivative, preferably and immunogenic variant or derivative, of such asequence. Typically, polynucleotide variants will contain one or moresubstitutions, additions, deletions and/or insertions, preferably suchthat the immunogenicity of the polypeptide encoded by the variantpolynucleotide is not substantially diminished relative to a polypeptideencoded by a polynucleotide sequence specifically set forth herein). Theterm “variants” should also be understood to encompass homologous genesof xenogenic origin.

In certain preferred embodiments, the polynucleotides described above,e.g., polynucleotide variants, fragments and hybridizing sequences,encode polypeptides that are immunologically cross-reactive with anantigenic or immunogenic polypeptide as set forth herein above. In otherpreferred embodiments, such polynucleotides encode polypeptides thathave a level of immunogenic activity of at least about 50%, preferablyat least about 70%, and more preferably at least about 90% of that for apolypeptide sequence specifically set forth herein.

The polynucleotides of the present invention, or fragments thereof,regardless of the length of the coding sequence itself, may be combinedwith other DNA sequences, such as promoters, polyadenylation signals,additional restriction enzyme sites, multiple cloning sites, othercoding segments, and the like, such that their overall length may varyconsiderably. It is therefore contemplated that a nucleic acid fragmentof almost any length may be employed, with the total length preferablybeing limited by the ease of preparation and use in the intendedrecombinant DNA protocol. For example, illustrative polynucleotidesegments with total lengths of about 10,000, about 5000, about 3000,about 2,000, about 1,000, about 500, about 200, about 100, about 50 basepairs in length, and the like, (including all intermediate lengths) arecontemplated to be useful in many implementations of this invention.

Polynucleotides compositions of the present invention may be identified,prepared and/or manipulated using any of a variety of well establishedtechniques (see generally, Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: ALaboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, Cold Spring Harbor,N.Y., 1989, and other like references). For example, a polynucleotidemay be identified, as described in more detail below, by screening amicroarray of cDNAs for tumor-associated expression (i.e., expressionthat is at least two fold greater in a tumor than in normal tissue, asdetermined using a representative assay provided herein). Such screensmay be performed, for example, using the microarray technology ofAffymetrix, Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.) according to the manufacturer'sinstructions (and essentially as described by Schena et al., Proc. Natl.Acad. Sci. USA 93:10614–10619, 1996 and Heller et al., Proc. Natl. Acad.Sci. USA 94:2150–2155, 1997). Alternatively, polynucleotides may beamplified from cDNA prepared from cells expressing the proteinsdescribed herein, such as tumor cells.

Many template dependent processes are available to amplify a targetsequence of interest present in a sample. One of the best knownamplification methods is the polymerase chain reaction (PCR™) which isdescribed in detail in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,683,195, 4,683,202 and4,800,159, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in itsentirety. Briefly, in PCR™, two primer sequences are prepared which arecomplementary to regions on opposite complementary strands of the targetsequence. An excess of deoxynucleoside triphosphates is added to areaction mixture along with a DNA polymerase (e.g., Taq polymerase). Ifthe target sequence is present in a sample, the primers will bind to thetarget and the polymerase will cause the primers to be extended alongthe target sequence by adding on nucleotides. By raising and loweringthe temperature of the reaction mixture, the extended primers willdissociate from the target to form reaction products, excess primerswill bind to the target and to the reaction product and the process isrepeated. Preferably reverse transcription and PCR™ amplificationprocedure may be performed in order to quantify the amount of mRNAamplified. Polymerase chain reaction methodologies are well known in theart.

Any of a number of other template dependent processes, many of which arevariations of the PCR™ amplification technique, are readily known andavailable in the art. Illustratively, some such methods include theligase chain reaction (referred to as LCR), described, for example, inEur. Pat. Appl. Publ. No. 320,308 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,883,750; QbetaReplicase, described in PCT Intl. Pat. Appl. Publ. No. PCT/US87/00880;Strand Displacement Amplification (SDA) and Repair Chain Reaction (RCR).Still other amplification methods are described in Great Britain Pat.Appl. No. 2 202 328, and in PCT Intl. Pat. Appl. Publ. No.PCT/US89/01025. Other nucleic acid amplification procedures includetranscription-based amplification systems (TAS) (PCT Intl. Pat. Appl.Publ. No. WO 88/10315), including nucleic acid sequence basedamplification (NASBA) and 3SR. Eur. Pat. Appl. Publ. No. 329,822describes a nucleic acid amplification process involving cyclicallysynthesizing single-stranded RNA (“ssRNA”), ssDNA, and double-strandedDNA (dsDNA). PCT Intl. Pat. Appl. Publ. No. WO 89/06700 describes anucleic acid sequence amplification scheme based on the hybridization ofa promoter/primer sequence to a target single-stranded DNA (“ssDNA”)followed by transcription of many RNA copies of the sequence. Otheramplification methods such as “RACE” (Frohman, 1990), and “one-sidedPCR” (Ohara, 1989) are also well known to those of skill in the art.

An amplified portion of a polynucleotide of the present invention may beused to isolate a full length gene from a suitable library (e.g., atumor cDNA library) using well known techniques. Within such techniques,a library (cDNA or genomic) is screened using one or more polynucleotideprobes or primers suitable for amplification. Preferably, a library issize-selected to include larger molecules. Random primed libraries mayalso be preferred for identifying 5′ and upstream regions of genes.Genomic libraries are preferred for obtaining introns and extending 5′sequences.

For hybridization techniques, a partial sequence may be labeled (e.g.,by nick-translation or end-labeling with ³²P) using well knowntechniques. A bacterial or bacteriophage library is then generallyscreened by hybridizing filters containing denatured bacterial colonies(or lawns containing phage plaques) with the labeled probe (see Sambrooket al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring HarborLaboratories, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1989). Hybridizing colonies orplaques are selected and expanded, and the DNA is isolated for furtheranalysis. cDNA clones may be analyzed to determine the amount ofadditional sequence by, for example, PCR using a primer from the partialsequence and a primer from the vector. Restriction maps and partialsequences may be generated to identify one or more overlapping clones.The complete sequence may then be determined using standard techniques,which may involve generating a series of deletion clones. The resultingoverlapping sequences can then assembled into a single contiguoussequence. A full-length cDNA molecule can be generated by ligatingsuitable fragments, using well known techniques.

Alternatively, amplification techniques, such as those described above,can be useful for obtaining a full length coding sequence from a partialcDNA sequence. One such amplification technique is inverse PCR (seeTriglia et al., Nucl. Acids Res. 16:8186, 1988), which uses restrictionenzymes to generate a fragment in the known region of the gene. Thefragment is then circularized by intramolecular ligation and used as atemplate for PCR with divergent primers derived from the known region.Within an alternative approach, sequences adjacent to a partial sequencemay be retrieved by amplification with a primer to a linker sequence anda primer specific to a known region. The amplified sequences aretypically subjected to a second round of amplification with the samelinker primer and a second primer specific to the known region. Avariation on this procedure, which employs two primers that initiateextension in opposite directions from the known sequence, is describedin WO 96/38591. Another such technique is known as “rapid amplificationof cDNA ends” or RACE. This technique involves the use of an internalprimer and an external primer, which hybridizes to a polyA region orvector sequence, to identify sequences that are 5′and 3′ of a knownsequence. Additional techniques include capture PCR (Lagerstrom et al.,PCR Methods Applic. 1:111–19, 1991) and walking PCR (Parker et al.,Nucl. Acids. Res. 19:3055–60, 1991). Other methods employingamplification may also be employed to obtain a full-length cDNAsequence.

In certain instances, it is possible to obtain a full length cDNAsequence by analysis of sequences provided in an expressed sequence tag(EST) database, such as that available from GenBank. Searches foroverlapping ESTs may generally be performed using well-known programs(e.g., NCBI BLAST searches), and such ESTs may be used to generate acontiguous full length sequence. Full-length DNA sequences may also beobtained by analysis of genomic fragments.

In other embodiments of the invention, polynucleotide sequences orfragments thereof which encode polypeptides set forth herein above, orfusion proteins or functional equivalents thereof, may be used inrecombinant DNA molecules to direct expression of a polypeptide inappropriate host cells. Due to the inherent degeneracy of the geneticcode, other DNA sequences that encode substantially the same or afunctionally equivalent amino acid sequence may be produced and thesesequences may be used to clone and express a given polypeptide.

Sequences encoding a desired polypeptide may be synthesized, in whole orin part, using chemical methods well known in the art (see Caruthers, M.H. et al. (1980) Nucl. Acids Res. Symp. Ser. 215–223, Horn, T. et al.(1980) Nucl. Acids Res. Symp. Ser. 225–232).

In order to express a desired polypeptide, the nucleotide sequencesencoding the polypeptide, or functional equivalents, may be insertedinto appropriate expression vector, ie., a vector that contains thenecessary elements for the transcription and translation of the insertedcoding sequence. Methods well known to those skilled in the art may beused to construct expression vectors containing sequences encoding apolypeptide of interest and appropriate transcriptional andtranslational control elements. These methods include in vitrorecombinant DNA techniques, synthetic techniques, and in vivo geneticrecombination. Such techniques are described, for example, in Sambrook,J. et al. (1989) Molecular Cloning, A Laboratory Manual, Cold SpringHarbor Press, Plainview, N.Y., and Ausubel, F. M. et al. (1989) CurrentProtocols in Molecular Biology, John Wiley & Sons, New York. N.Y.

The “control elements” or “regulatory sequences” present in anexpression vector are those non-translated regions of thevector—enhancers, promoters, 5′ and 3′ untranslated regions—whichinteract with host cellular proteins to carry out transcription andtranslation. Such elements may vary in their strength and specificity.Depending on the vector system and host utilized, any number of suitabletranscription and translation elements, including constitutive andinducible promoters, may be used.

In mammalian cells, a number of viral-based expression systems aregenerally available. For example, in cases where an adenovirus is usedas an expression vector, sequences encoding a polypeptide of interestmay be ligated into an adenovirus transcription/translation complexconsisting of the late promoter and tripartite leader sequence.Insertion in a non-essential E1 or E3 region of the viral genome may beused to obtain a viable virus that is capable of expressing thepolypeptide in infected host cells (Logan, J. and Shenk, T. (1984) Proc.Natl. Acad. Sci. 81:3655–3659). In addition, transcription enhancers,such as the Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) enhancer, may be used to increaseexpression in mammalian host cells.

Specific initiation signals may also be used to achieve more efficienttranslation of sequences encoding a polypeptide of interest. Suchsignals include the ATG initiation codon and adjacent sequences. Incases where sequences encoding the polypeptide, its initiation codon,and upstream sequences are inserted into the appropriate expressionvector, no additional transcriptional or translational control signalsmay be needed. However, in cases where only coding sequence, or aportion thereof, is inserted, exogenous translational control signalsincluding the ATG initiation codon should be provided. Furthermore, theinitiation codon should be in the correct reading frame to ensuretranslation of the entire insert. Exogenous translational elements andinitiation codons may be of various origins, both natural and synthetic.The efficiency of expression may be enhanced by the inclusion ofenhancers which are appropriate for the particular cell system which isused, such as those described in the literature (Scharf, D. et al.(1994) Results Probl. Cell Differ. 20:125–162).

A variety of protocols for detecting and measuring the expression ofpolynucleotide-encoded products, using either polyclonal or monoclonalantibodies specific for the product are known in the art. Examplesinclude enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), radioimmunoassay(RIA), and fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS). A two-site,monoclonal-based immunoassay utilizing monoclonal antibodies reactive totwo non-interfering epitopes on a given polypeptide may be preferred forsome applications, but a competitive binding assay may also be employed.These and other assays are described, among other places, in Hampton, R.et al. (1990; Serological Methods, a Laboratory Manual, APS Press, StPaul. Minn.) and Maddox, D. E. et al. (1983; J. Exp. Med.158:1211–1216).

AGP-Based Pharmaceutical Compositions

The AGP compounds of the subject invention are adjuvants andimmunoeffectors which enhance the generation of antibody in immunizedanimals, stimulate the production of cytokines and stimulate acell-mediated immune response including a cytotoxic T-lymphocyteresponse. In methods for effecting the immune response of an individual,the compounds and compositions of the subject invention can beformulated with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for injection oringestion. As used herein, “pharmaceutically acceptable carrier” means amedium that does not interfere with the immunomodulatory activity of theactive ingredient and is not toxic to the patient to whom it isadministered. Pharmaceutically acceptable carriers include oil-in-wateror water-in-oil emulsions, aqueous compositions, liposomes, microbeadsand microsomes. For example, the carrier may be a microsphere ormicroparticle having a compound of this invention within the matrix ofthe sphere or particle or adsorbed on the surface of the sphere orparticle. The carrier may also be an aqueous solution or micellardispersion containing triethylamine, triethanolamine or other agent thatrenders the formulation alkaline in nature, or a suspension containingaluminum hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, calcium phosphate or tyrosineadsorbate.

Formulations of the compounds of the subject invention that can beadministered parenterally, i.e. intraperitoneally, subcutaneously orintramuscularly include the following preferred carriers. Examples ofpreferred carriers for subcutaneous use include a phosphate bufferedsaline (PBS) solution and 0.01–0.1% triethanolamine in USP Water forInjection. Suitable carriers for intramuscular injection include 10% USPethanol, 40% propylene glycol and the balance an acceptable isotonicsolution such as 5% dextrose.

Examples of preferred carriers for intravenous use include 10% USPethanol, 40% USP propylene glycol and the balance USP Water forInjection. Another acceptable carrier includes 10% USP ethanol and USPWater for Injection; yet another acceptable carrier is 0.01–0.1%triethanolamine in USP Water for Injection. Pharmaceutically acceptableparenteral solvents are such as to provide a solution or dispersion maybe filtered through a 5 micron filter without removing the activeingredient.

Examples of carriers for administration via mucosal surfaces depend uponthe particular route. When administered orally, pharmaceutical grades ofmannitol, starch, lactose, magnesium stearate, sodium saccharide,cellulose, magnesium carbonate and the like, with mannitol beingpreferred. When administered intranasally, polyethylene glycol orglycols, sucrose, and/or methylcellulose, and preservatives such asbenzalkonium chloride, EDTA, may be used, with polyethylene glycolsbeing preferred, and when administered by inhalation, suitable carriersare polyethylene glycol or glycols, methylcellulose, dispensing agents,and preservatives, with polyethylene glycols being preferred.

While any suitable carrier known to those of ordinary skill in the artmay be employed in the pharmaceutical compositions of this invention,the type of carrier will typically vary depending on the mode ofadministration. Compositions of the present invention may be formulatedfor any appropriate manner of administration, including for example,topical, oral, nasal, mucosal, intravenous, intracranial,intraperitoneal, subcutaneous and intramuscular administration.

Carriers for use within such pharmaceutical compositions arebiocompatible, and may also be biodegradable. In certain embodiments,the formulation preferably provides a relatively constant level ofactive component release. In other embodiments, however, a more rapidrate of release immediately upon administration may be desired. Theformulation of such compositions is well within the level of ordinaryskill in the art using known techniques. Illustrative carriers useful inthis regard include microparticles of poly(lactide-co-glycolide),polyacrylate, latex, starch, cellulose, dextran and the like. Otherillustrative delayed-release carriers include supramolecular biovectors,which comprise a non-liquid hydrophilic core (e.g., a cross-linkedpolysaccharide or oligosaccharide) and, optionally, an external layercomprising an amphiphilic compound, such as a phospholipid (see e.g.,U.S. Pat. No. 5,151,254 and PCT applications WO 94/20078, WO/94/23701and WO 96/06638). The amount of active compound contained within asustained release formulation depends upon the site of implantation, therate and expected duration of release and the nature of the condition tobe treated or prevented.

The compounds of the subject invention are administered to an individualin “an effective amount” to effect or enhance the individual's immuneresponse. As used herein, “an effective amount” is that amount whichshows a response over and above the vehicle or negative controls. Theprecise dosage of the compounds of the subject invention to beadministered to a patient will depend upon the particular AGP used, theroute of administration, the pharmaceutical composition, and thepatient. For example, when administered subcutaneously to enhance anantibody response, the amount of AGP used is from 1 to about 250micrograms, preferably from about 25 to about 50 micrograms based uponadministration to a typical 70 kg adult patient.

In another embodiment, illustrative immunogenic compositions, e.g.,immunogenic and/or vaccine compositions, of the present inventioncomprise DNA encoding one or more of the polypeptides as describedabove, such that the polypeptide is generated in situ. As noted above,the polynucleotide may be administered within any of a variety ofdelivery systems known to those of ordinary skill in the art. Indeed,numerous gene delivery techniques are well known in the art, such asthose described by Rolland, Crit. Rev. Therap. Drug Carrier Systems15:143–198, 1998, and references cited therein. Appropriatepolynucleotide expression systems will, of course, contain the necessaryregulatory DNA regulatory sequences for expression in a patient (such asa suitable promoter and terminating signal).

Therefore, in certain embodiments, polynucleotides encoding immunogenicpolypeptides described herein are introduced into suitable mammalianhost cells for expression using any of a number of known viral-basedsystems. In one illustrative embodiment, retroviruses provide aconvenient and effective platform for gene delivery systems. A selectednucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide of the present invention canbe inserted into a vector and packaged in retroviral particles usingtechniques known in the art. The recombinant virus can then be isolatedand delivered to a subject. A number of illustrative retroviral systemshave been described (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,219,740; Miller and Rosman(1989) BioTechniques 7:980–990; Miller, A. D. (1990) Human Gene Therapy1:5–14; Scarpa et al. (1991) Virology 180:849–852; Bums et al. (1993)Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:8033–8037; and Boris-Lawrie and Temin(1993) Cur. Opin. Genet. Develop. 3:102–109.

In addition, a number of illustrative adenovirus-based systems have alsobeen described. Unlike retroviruses which integrate into the hostgenome, adenoviruses persist extrachromosomally thus minimizing therisks associated with insertional mutagenesis (Haj-Ahmad and Graham(1986) J. Virol. 57:267–274; Bett et al. (1993) J. Virol. 67:5911–5921;Mittereder et al. (1994) Human Gene Therapy 5:717–729; Seth et al.(1994) J. Virol. 68:933–940; Barr et al. (1994) Gene Therapy 1:51–58;Berkner, K. L. (1988) BioTechniques 6:616–629; and Rich et al. (1993)Human Gene Therapy 4:461–476).

Various adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector systems have also beendeveloped for polynucleotide delivery. AAV vectors can be readilyconstructed using techniques well known in the art. See, e.g., U.S. Pat.Nos. 5,173,414 and 5,139,941; International Publication Nos. WO 92/01070and WO 93/03769; Lebkowski et al. (1988) Molec. Cell. Biol. 8:3988–3996;Vincent et al. (1990) Vaccines 90 (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press);Carter, B. J. (1992) Current Opinion in Biotechnology 3:533–539;Muzyczka, N. (1992) Current Topics in Microbiol. and Immunol.158:97–129; Kotin, R. M. (1994) Human Gene Therapy 5:793–801; Shellingand Smith (1994) Gene Therapy 1:165–169; and Zhou et al. (1994) J. Exp.Med. 179:1867–1875.

Additional viral vectors useful for delivering the polynucleotidesencoding polypeptides of the present invention by gene transfer includethose derived from the pox family of viruses, such as vaccinia virus andavian poxyirus. By way of example, vaccinia virus recombinantsexpressing the novel molecules can be constructed as follows. The DNAencoding a polypeptide is first inserted into an appropriate vector sothat it is adjacent to a vaccinia promoter and flanking vaccinia DNAsequences, such as the sequence encoding thymidine kinase (TK). Thisvector is then used to transfect cells that are simultaneously infectedwith vaccinia. Homologous recombination serves to insert the vacciniapromoter plus the gene encoding the polypeptide of interest into theviral genome. The resulting TK.sup.(-) recombinant can be selected byculturing the cells in the presence of 5-bromodeoxyuridine and pickingviral plaques resistant thereto.

A vaccinia-based infection/transfection system can be conveniently usedto provide for inducible, transient expression or coexpression of one ormore polypeptides described herein in host cells of an organism. In thisparticular system, cells are first infected in vitro with a vacciniavirus recombinant that encodes the bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase. Thispolymerase displays exquisite specificity in that it only transcribestemplates bearing T7 promoters. Following infection, cells aretransfected with the polynucleotide or polynucleotides of interest,driven by a T7 promoter. The polymerase expressed in the cytoplasm fromthe vaccinia virus recombinant transcribes the transfected DNA into RNAthat is then translated into polypeptide by the host translationalmachinery. The method provides for high level, transient, cytoplasmicproduction of large quantities of RNA and its translation products. See,e.g., Elroy-Stein and Moss, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (1990)87:6743–6747; Fuerst et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (1986)83:8122–8126.

Alternatively, avipoxyiruses, such as the fowlpox and canarypox viruses,can also be used to deliver the coding sequences of interest.Recombinant avipox viruses, expressing immunogens from mammalianpathogens, are known to confer protective immunity when administered tonon-avian species. The use of an Avipox vector is particularly desirablein human and other mammalian species since members of the Avipox genuscan only productively replicate in susceptible avian species andtherefore are not infective in mammalian cells. Methods for producingrecombinant Avipoxyiruses are known in the art and employ geneticrecombination, as described above with respect to the production ofvaccinia viruses. See, e.g., WO 91/12882; WO 89/03429; and WO 92/03545.

Any of a number of alphavirus vectors can also be used for delivery ofpolynucleotide compositions of the present invention, such as thosevectors described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,843,723; 6,015,686; 6,008,035 and6,015,694. Certain vectors based on Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis (VEE)can also be used, illustrative examples of which can be found in U.S.Pat. Nos. 5,505,947 and 5,643,576.

Moreover, molecular conjugate vectors, such as the adenovirus chimericvectors described in Michael et al. J. Biol. Chem. (1993) 268:6866–6869and Wagner et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (1992) 89:6099–6103, canalso be used for gene delivery under the invention.

Additional illustrative information on these and other known viral-baseddelivery systems can be found, for example, in Fisher-Hoch et al., Proc.Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:317–321, 1989; Flexner et al., Ann. N.Y Acad.Sci. 569:86–103, 1989; Flexner et al., Vaccine 8:17–21, 1990; U.S. Pat.Nos. 4,603,112, 4,769,330, and 5,017,487; WO 89/01973; U.S. Pat. No.4,777,127; GB 2,200,651; EP 0,345,242; WO 91/02805; Berkner,Biotechniques 6:616–627, 1988; Rosenfeld et al., Science 252:431–434,1991; Kolls et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:215–219, 1994;Kass-Eisler et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:11498–11502, 1993;Guzman et al., Circulation 88:2838–2848, 1993; and Guzman et al., Cir.Res. 73:1202–1207, 1993.

In certain embodiments, a polynucleotide may be integrated into thegenome of a target cell. This integration may be in the specificlocation and orientation via homologous recombination (gene replacement)or it may be integrated in a random, non-specific location (geneaugmentation). In yet further embodiments, the polynucleotide may bestably maintained in the cell as a separate, episomal segment of DNA.Such polynucleotide segments or “episomes” encode sequences sufficientto permit maintenance and replication independent of or insynchronization with the host cell cycle. The manner in which theexpression construct is delivered to a cell and where in the cell thepolynucleotide remains is dependent on the type of expression constructemployed.

In another embodiment of the invention, a polynucleotide isadministered/delivered as “naked” DNA, for example as described in Ulmeret al., Science 259:1745–1749, 1993 and reviewed by Cohen, Science259:1691–1692, 1993. The uptake of naked DNA may be increased by coatingthe DNA onto biodegradable beads, which are efficiently transported intothe cells.

In still another embodiment, a composition of the present invention canbe delivered via a particle bombardment approach, many of which havebeen described. In one illustrative example, gas-driven particleacceleration can be achieved with devices such as those manufactured byPowderject Pharmaceuticals PLC (Oxford, UK) and Powderject Vaccines Inc.(Madison, Wis.), some examples of which are described in U.S. Pat. Nos.5,846,796; 6,010,478; 5,865,796; 5,584,807; and EP Patent No. 0500 799.This approach offers a needle-free delivery approach wherein a drypowder formulation of microscopic particles, such as polynucleotide orpolypeptide particles, are accelerated to high speed within a helium gasjet generated by a hand held device, propelling the particles into atarget tissue of interest.

In a related embodiment, other devices and methods that may be usefulfor gas-driven needle-less injection of compositions of the presentinvention include those provided by Bioject, Inc. (Portland, Oreg.),some examples of which are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,790,824;5,064,413; 5,312,335; 5,383,851; 5,399,163; 5,520,639 and 5,993,412.

Within certain embodiments of the invention, the AGB-basedpharmaceutical composition is preferably one that induces an immuneresponse predominantly of the Th1 type. High levels of Th1-typecytokines (e.g., IFN-γ, TNFα, IL-2 and IL-12) tend to favor theinduction of cell-mediated immune responses to an administered antigen.In contrast, high levels of Th2-type cytokines (e.g., IL-4, IL-5, IL-6and IL-10) tend to favor the induction of humoral immune responses.Following application of an immunogenic composition as provided herein,a patient will support an immune response that includes Th1- andTh2-type responses. Within a preferred embodiment, in which a responseis predominantly Th1-type, the level of Th1-type cytokines will increaseto a greater extent than the level of Th2-type cytokines. The levels ofthese cytokines may be readily assessed using standard assays. For areview of the families of cytokines, see Mosmann and Coffman, Ann. Rev.Immunol. 7:145–173, 1989.

The pharmaceutical compositions of the invention will often furthercomprise one or more buffers (e.g., neutral buffered saline or phosphatebuffered saline), carbohydrates (e.g., glucose, mannose, sucrose ordextrans), mannitol, proteins, polypeptides or amino acids such asglycine, antioxidants, bacteriostats, chelating agents such as EDTA orglutathione, adjuvants (e.g., aluminum hydroxide), solutes that renderthe formulation isotonic, hypotonic or weakly hypertonic with the bloodof a recipient, suspending agents, thickening agents and/orpreservatives. Alternatively, compositions of the present invention maybe formulated as a lyophilizate.

The pharmaceutical compositions described herein may be presented inunit-dose or multi-dose containers, such as sealed ampoules or vials.Such containers are typically sealed in such a way to preserve thesterility and stability of the formulation until use. In general,formulations may be stored as suspensions, solutions or emulsions inoily or aqueous vehicles. Alternatively, a pharmaceutical compositionmay be stored in a freeze-dried condition requiring only the addition ofa sterile liquid carrier immediately prior to use.

The development of suitable dosing and treatment regimens for using theparticular compositions described herein in a variety of treatmentregimens, including e.g., oral, parenteral, intravenous, intranasal, andintramuscular administration and formulation, is well known in the art,some of which are briefly discussed below for general purposes ofillustration.

In certain applications, the pharmaceutical compositions disclosedherein may be delivered via oral administration to an animal. As such,these compositions may be formulated with an inert diluent or with anassimilable edible carrier, or they may be enclosed in hard- orsoft-shell gelatin capsule, or they may be compressed into tablets, orthey may be incorporated directly with the food of the diet.

The active compounds may even be incorporated with excipients and usedin the form of ingestible tablets, buccal tables, troches, capsules,elixirs, suspensions, syrups, wafers, and the like (see, for example,Mathiowitz et al., Nature 1997 Mar. 27; 386(6623):410–4; Hwang et al.,Crit Rev Ther Drug Carrier Syst 1998; 15(3):243–84; U.S. Pat. No.5,641,515; U.S. Pat. No. 5,580,579 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,792,451).Tablets, troches, pills, capsules and the like may also contain any of avariety of additional components, for example, a binder, such as gumtragacanth, acacia, cornstarch, or gelatin; excipients, such asdicalcium phosphate; a disintegrating agent, such as corn starch, potatostarch, alginic acid and the like; a lubricant, such as magnesiumstearate; and a sweetening agent, such as sucrose, lactose or saccharinmay be added or a flavoring agent, such as peppermint, oil ofwintergreen, or cherry flavoring. When the dosage unit form is acapsule, it may contain, in addition to materials of the above type, aliquid carrier. Various other materials may be present as coatings or tootherwise modify the physical form of the dosage unit. For instance,tablets, pills, or capsules may be coated with shellac, sugar, or both.Of course, any material used in preparing any dosage unit form should bepharmaceutically pure and substantially non-toxic in the amountsemployed. In addition, the active compounds may be incorporated intosustained-release preparation and formulations.

Typically, these formulations will contain at least about 0.1% of theactive compound or more, although the percentage of the activeingredient(s) may, of course, be varied and may conveniently be betweenabout 1 or 2% and about 60% or 70% or more of the weight or volume ofthe total formulation. Naturally, the amount of active compound(s) ineach therapeutically useful composition may be prepared is such a waythat a suitable dosage will be obtained in any given unit dose of thecompound. Factors such as solubility, bioavailability, biologicalhalf-life, route of administration, product shelf life, as well as otherpharmacological considerations will be contemplated by one skilled inthe art of preparing such pharmaceutical formulations, and as such, avariety of dosages and treatment regimens may be desirable.

For oral administration the compositions of the present invention mayalternatively be incorporated with one or more excipients in the form ofa mouthwash, dentifrice, buccal tablet, oral spray, or sublingualorally-administered formulation. Alternatively, the active ingredientmay be incorporated into an oral solution such as one containing sodiumborate, glycerin and potassium bicarbonate, or dispersed in adentifrice, or added in a therapeutically-effective amount to acomposition that may include water, binders, abrasives, flavoringagents, foaming agents, and humectants. Alternatively the compositionsmay be fashioned into a tablet or solution form that may be placed underthe tongue or otherwise dissolved in the mouth.

In certain circumstances it will be desirable to deliver thepharmaceutical compositions disclosed herein parenterally,intravenously, intramuscularly, or even intraperitoneally. Suchapproaches are well known to the skilled artisan, some of which arefurther described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,543,158; U.S. Pat.No. 5,641,515 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,399,363. In certain embodiments,solutions of the active compounds as free base or pharmacologicallyacceptable salts may be prepared in water suitably mixed with asurfactant, such as hydroxypropylcellulose. Dispersions may also beprepared in glycerol, liquid polyethylene glycols, and mixtures thereofand in oils. Under ordinary conditions of storage and use, thesepreparations generally will contain a preservative to prevent the growthof microorganisms.

Illustrative pharmaceutical forms suitable for injectable use includesterile aqueous solutions or dispersions and sterile powders for theextemporaneous preparation of sterile injectable solutions ordispersions (for example, see U.S. Pat. No. 5,466,468). In all cases theform must be sterile and must be fluid to the extent that easysyringability exists. It must be stable under the conditions ofmanufacture and storage and must be preserved against the contaminatingaction of microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi. The carrier can bea solvent or dispersion medium containing, for example, water, ethanol,polyol (e.g., glycerol, propylene glycol, and liquid polyethyleneglycol, and the like), suitable mixtures thereof, and/or vegetable oils.Proper fluidity may be maintained, for example, by the use of a coating,such as lecithin, by the maintenance of the required particle size inthe case of dispersion and/or by the use of surfactants. The preventionof the action of microorganisms can be facilitated by variousantibacterial and antifungal agents, for example, parabens,chlorobutanol, phenol, sorbic acid, thimerosal, and the like. In manycases, it will be preferable to include isotonic agents, for example,sugars or sodium chloride. Prolonged absorption of the injectablecompositions can be brought about by the use in the compositions ofagents delaying absorption, for example, aluminum monostearate andgelatin.

In one embodiment, for parenteral administration in an aqueous solution,the solution should be suitably buffered if necessary and the liquiddiluent first rendered isotonic with sufficient saline or glucose. Theseparticular aqueous solutions are especially suitable for intravenous,intramuscular, subcutaneous and intraperitoneal administration. In thisconnection, a sterile aqueous medium that can be employed will be knownto those of skill in the art in light of the present disclosure. Forexample, one dosage may be dissolved in 1 ml of isotonic NaCl solutionand either added to 1000 ml of hypodermoclysis fluid or injected at theproposed site of infusion, (see for example, “Remington's PharmaceuticalSciences” 15th Edition, pages 1035–1038 and 1570–1580). Some variationin dosage will necessarily occur depending on the condition of thesubject being treated. Moreover, for human administration, preparationswill of course preferably meet sterility, pyrogenicity, and the generalsafety and purity standards as required by FDA Office of Biologicsstandards.

In another embodiment of the invention, the compositions disclosedherein may be formulated in a neutral or salt form. Illustrativepharmaceutically-acceptable salts include the acid addition salts(formed with the free amino groups of the protein) and which are formedwith inorganic acids such as, for example, hydrochloric or phosphoricacids, or such organic acids as acetic, oxalic, tartaric, mandelic, andthe like. Salts formed with the free carboxyl groups can also be derivedfrom inorganic bases such as, for example, sodium, potassium, ammonium,calcium, or ferric hydroxides, and such organic bases as isopropylamine,trimethylamine, histidine, procaine and the like. Upon formulation,solutions will be administered in a manner compatible with the dosageformulation and in such amount as is therapeutically effective.

The carriers can further comprise any and all solvents, dispersionmedia, vehicles, coatings, diluents, antibacterial and antifungalagents, isotonic and absorption delaying agents, buffers, carriersolutions, suspensions, colloids, and the like. The use of such mediaand agents for pharmaceutical active substances is well known in theart. Except insofar as any conventional media or agent is incompatiblewith the active ingredient, its use in the therapeutic compositions iscontemplated. Supplementary active ingredients can also be incorporatedinto the compositions. The phrase “pharmaceutically-acceptable” refersto molecular entities and compositions that do not produce an allergicor similar untoward reaction when administered to a human.

In certain embodiments, the pharmaceutical compositions may be deliveredby intranasal sprays, inhalation, and/or other aerosol deliveryvehicles. Methods for delivering genes, nucleic acids, and peptidecompositions directly to the lungs via nasal aerosol sprays has beendescribed, e.g., in U.S. Pat. No. 5,756,353 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,804,212.Likewise, the delivery of drugs using intranasal microparticle resins(Takenaga et al., J Controlled Release 1998 Mar. 2; 52(1–2):81–7) andlysophosphatidyl-glycerol compounds (U.S. Pat. No. 5,725,871) are alsowell-known in the pharmaceutical arts. Likewise, illustrativetransmucosal drug delivery in the form of a polytetrafluoroetheylenesupport matrix is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,780,045.

In certain embodiments, liposomes, nanocapsules, microparticles, lipidparticles, vesicles, and the like, are used for the introduction of thecompositions of the present invention into suitable hostcells/organisms. In particular, the compositions of the presentinvention may be formulated for delivery either encapsulated in a lipidparticle, a liposome, a vesicle, a nanosphere, or a nanoparticle or thelike. Alternatively, compositions of the present invention can be bound,either covalently or non-covalently, to the surface of such carriervehicles.

The formation and use of liposome and liposome-like preparations aspotential drug carriers is generally known to those of skill in the art(see for example, Lasic, Trends Biotechnol 1998 July; 16(7):307–21;Takakura, Nippon Rinsho 1998 March; 56(3):691–5; Chandran et al., IndianJ Exp Biol. 1997 August; 35(8):801–9; Margalit, Crit Rev Ther DrugCarrier Syst. 1995; 12(2–3):233–61; U.S. Pat. No. 5,567,434; U.S. Pat.No. 5,552,157; U.S. Pat. No. 5,565,213; U.S. Pat. No. 5,738,868 and U.S.Pat. No. 5,795,587, each specifically incorporated herein by referencein its entirety).

Liposomes have been used successfully with a number of cell types thatare normally difficult to transfect by other procedures, including Tcell suspensions, primary hepatocyte cultures and PC 12 cells (Renneisenet al., J Biol Chem. 1990 Sep. 25; 265(27):16337–42; Muller et al., DNACell Biol. 1990 April; 9(3):221–9). In addition, liposomes are free ofthe DNA length constraints that are typical of viral-based deliverysystems. Liposomes have been used effectively to introduce genes,various drugs, radiotherapeutic agents, enzymes, viruses, transcriptionfactors, allosteric effectors and the like, into a variety of culturedcell lines and animals. Furthermore, he use of liposomes does not appearto be associated with autoimmune responses or unacceptable toxicityafter systemic delivery.

In certain embodiments, liposomes are formed from phospholipids that aredispersed in an aqueous medium and spontaneously form multilamellarconcentric bilayer vesicles (also termed multilamellar vesicles (MLVs).

Alternatively, in other embodiments, the invention provides forpharmaceutically-acceptable nanocapsule formulations of the compositionsof the present invention. Nanocapsules can generally entrap compounds ina stable and reproducible way (see, for example, Quintanar-Guerrero etal., Drug Dev Ind Pharm. 1998 December; 24(12):1113–28). To avoid sideeffects due to intracellular polymeric overloading, such ultrafineparticles (sized around 0.1 μm) may be designed using polymers able tobe degraded in vivo. Such particles can be made as described, forexample, by Couvreur et al., Crit Rev Ther Drug Carrier Syst. 1988;5(1):1–20; zur Muhlen et al., Eur J Pharm Biopharm. 1998 March;45(2):149–55; Zambaux et al. J Controlled Release. 1998 Jan. 2;50(1–3):31–40; and U.S. Pat. No. 5,145,684.

Cancer Therapies

Immunologic approaches to cancer therapy are based on the recognitionthat cancer cells can often evade the body's defenses against aberrantor foreign cells and molecules, and that these defenses might betherapeutically stimulated to regain the lost ground, e.g. pgs. 623–648in Klein, Immunology (Wiley-Interscience, New York, 1982). Numerousrecent observations that various immune effectors can directly orindirectly inhibit growth of tumors has led to renewed interest in thisapproach to cancer therapy, e.g. Jager, et al., Oncology 2001;60(1):1–7; Renner, et al., Ann Hematol 2000 December; 79(12):651–9.

Four-basic cell types whose function has been associated with antitumorcell immunity and the elimination of tumor cells from the body are: i)B-lymphocytes which secrete immunoglobulins into the blood plasma foridentifying and labeling the nonself invader cells; ii) monocytes whichsecrete the complement proteins that are responsible for lysing andprocessing the immunoglobulin-coated target invader cells; iii) naturalkiller lymphocytes having two mechanisms for the destruction of tumorcells, antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity and natural killing; andiv) T-lymphocytes possessing antigen-specific receptors and having thecapacity to recognize a tumor cell carrying complementary markermolecules (Schreiber, H., 1989, in Fundamental Immunology (ed). W. E.Paul, pp. 923–955).

Cancer immunotherapy generally focuses on inducing humoral immuneresponses, cellular immune responses, or both. Moreover, it is wellestablished that induction of CD4⁺ T helper cells is necessary in orderto secondarily induce either antibodies or cytotoxic CD8⁺ T cells.Polypeptide antigens that are selective or ideally specific for cancercells offer a powerful approach for inducing immune responses againstcancer, and are an important aspect of the present invention.

Therefore, in further aspects of the present invention, thepharmaceutical compositions described herein may be used to stimulate animmune response against cancer. Within such methods, the pharmaceuticalcompositions described herein are administered to a patient, typically awarm-blooded animal, preferably a human. A patient may or may not beafflicted with cancer. Pharmaceutical compositions and vaccines may beadministered either prior to or following surgical removal of primarytumors and/or treatment such as administration of radiotherapy orconventional chemotherapeutic drugs. As discussed above, administrationof the pharmaceutical compositions may be by any suitable method,including administration by intravenous, intraperitoneal, intramuscular,subcutaneous, intranasal, intradermal, anal, vaginal, topical and oralroutes.

Within certain embodiments, immunotherapy may be active immunotherapy,in which treatment relies on the in vivo stimulation of the endogenoushost immune system to react against tumors with the administration ofimmune response-modifying agents (such as polypeptides andpolynucleotides as provided herein).

Routes and frequency of administration of the therapeutic compositionsdescribed herein, as well as dosage, will vary from individual toindividual, and may be readily established using standard techniques. Ingeneral, the pharmaceutical compositions and vaccines may beadministered by injection (e.g., intracutaneous, intramuscular,intravenous or subcutaneous), intranasally (e.g., by aspiration) ororally. Preferably, between 1 and 10 doses may be administered over a 52week period. Preferably, 6 doses are administered, at intervals of 1month, and booster vaccinations may be given periodically thereafter.Alternate protocols may be appropriate for individual patients. Asuitable dose is an amount of a compound that, when administered asdescribed above, is capable of promoting an anti-tumor immune response,and is at least 10–50% above the basal (i.e., untreated) level. Suchresponse can be monitored by measuring the anti-tumor antibodies in apatient or by vaccine-dependent generation of cytolytic effector cellscapable of killing the patient's tumor cells in vitro. Such vaccinesshould also be capable of causing an immune response that leads to animproved clinical outcome (e.g., more frequent remissions, complete orpartial or longer disease-free survival) in vaccinated patients ascompared to non-vaccinated patients. In general, for pharmaceuticalcompositions and vaccines comprising one or more polypeptides, theamount of each polypeptide present in a dose ranges from about 25 μg to5 mg per kg of host. Suitable dose sizes will vary with the size of thepatient, but will typically range from about 0.1 mL to about 5 mL.

In general, an appropriate dosage and treatment regimen provides theactive compound(s) in an amount sufficient to provide therapeutic and/orprophylactic benefit. Such a response can be monitored by establishingan improved clinical outcome (e.g., more frequent remissions, completeor partial, or longer disease-free survival) in treated patients ascompared to non-treated patients. Increases in preexisting immuneresponses to a tumor protein generally correlate with an improvedclinical outcome. Such immune responses may generally be evaluated usingstandard proliferation, cytotoxicity or cytokine assays, which may beperformed using samples obtained from a patient before and aftertreatment.

The present invention is further described by way of the followingnon-limiting Examples and Test Examples that are given for illustrativepurposes only. It is important to note that the introduction of the(R)-3-n-alkanoyloxytetradecanoyl groups and the phosphate group(s) intothe glucosaminide and aglycon units do not necessarily have to beperformed in the order shown in Schemes 1 and 2 or described in theExamples shown below.

Examples 1–43 describe methods of making the AGP compounds of thesubject invention. Test Examples 1–13 describe assays conducted to thedetermine the immunogenicity of these compounds. Test Example 14describes results of a human clinical study in which the AGP RC-210-04(designated B19 in Table 2; chemical name2-[(R)-3-Tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]ethyl2-Deoxy-4-O-phosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-β-D-glucopyranosideTriethylammonium Salt) was co-administered with the Hepatits B SurfaceAntigen (AgB). Table 1 lists the chemical composition and experimentalreference numbers for each compound in these examples.

TABLE 2 Exam- ple Ref. No. R-R₃ N p R₆ q R₇ 1 — — — — — — — 2 B1*n-C₁₃H₂₇CO 0 1 OH 0 H 3 B2** n-C₁₃H₂₇CO 0 1 OH 0 H 4 B3 n-C₁₁H₂₃CO 0 1OH 0 H 5 B4 n-C₁₀H₂₁CO 0 1 OH 0 H 6 B5 n-C₉H₁₉CO 0 1 OH 0 H 7 B6***n-C₉H₁₉CO 0 1 OH 0 H 8 B7 n-C₈H₁₇CO 0 1 OH 0 H 9 B8 n-C₆H₁₃CO 0 1 OH 0 H10 B9 n-C₉H₁₉CO 1 1 OH 0 H 11 B10 n-C₉H₁₉CO 0 2 OH 0 H 12 B11 n-C₁₃H₂₇CO0 0 CO₂H 0 H 13 B12 n-C₁₁H₂₃CO 0 0 CO₂H 0 H 14 B13 n-C₁₀H₂₁CO 0 0 CO₂H 0H 15 B14** n-C₉H₁₉CO 0 0 CO₂H 0 H 16 B15* n-C₉H₁₉CO 0 0 CO₂H 0 H 17 B16n-C₈H₁₇CO 0 0 CO₂H 0 H 18 B17 n-C₇H₁₅CO 0 0 CO₂H 0 H 19 B18 n-C₆H₁₃CO 00 CO₂H 0 H 20 B19 n-C₁₃H₂₇CO 0 0 H 0 H 21 B20 n-C₉H₁₉CO 0 0 H 0 H 22 B21n-C₁₃H₂₇CO 1 0 H 0 H 23 B22 n-C₁₃H₂₇CO 2 0 H 0 H 24 B23 n-C₁₃H₂₇CO 4 0 H0 H 25 B24 n-C₁₃H₂₇CO 0 0 CONH₂ 0 H 26 B25 n-C₉H₁₉CO 0 0 CONH₂ 0 H 27B26 n-C₁₃H₂₇CO 0 0 CO₂Me 0 H 28 B27 n-C₁₃H₂₇CO 0 0 H 1 CO₂H 29 B28n-C₉H₁₉CO 1 0 H 1 CO₂H 30 B29 n-C₅H₁₁CO 0 0 CONH₂ 0 H 31 B30 R₁ = R₃ = 00 CONH₂ 0 H n-C₉H₁₉CO R₂ = n-C₅H₁₁CO 32 B31 n-C₅H₁₁CO 0 0 H 0 H 33 B32R₁= n-C₁₃H₂₇CO 0 0 H 0 H R₂= n-C₁₇H₃₅CO R₃ = n-C₁₅H₃₁CO 34 B34 n-C₅H₁₁CO0 0 CO₂H 0 H 35 B35 R₁ = n-C₅H₁₁CO 0 0 CO₂H 0 H R₂ = R₃ = n-C₉H₁₉CO 36B36 R₁ = R₃ = 0 0 CO₂H 0 H n-C₉H₁₉CO R₂ = n-C₅H₁₁CO 37 B37 R₁ = R₂ = 0 0CO₂H 0 H n-C₉H₁₉CO R₃ = n-C₅H₁₁CO 38 B38 R₁ = n-C₉H₁₁CO 0 0 CO₂H 0 H R₂= R₃ = n-C₅H₁₁CO 39 B39 R₁ = R₃ = 0 0 CO₂H 0 H n-C₅H₁₁CO R₂ = n-C₉H₁₉CO40 B40 R₁ = R₂ = 0 0 CO₂H 0 H n-C₅H₁₁CO R₃ = n-C₉H₁₉CO 41 B41 R₁ = R₃ =0 1 OH 0 H n-C₉H₁₉CO R₂ = n-C₅H₁₁CO 42 B42 n-C₉H₁₁CO 0 2 CO₂H 0 H 43 B43R₁ = n-C₁₃H₂₇CO 0 0 CO₂H 0 H R₂ = n-C₁₁H₂₃CO R₃ = H For all Examplesshown: X = Y = O; R₄ = R₅ = H; m = 0; R₈ = phosphono; R₉ = H. *thestereochemistry of the carbon atom to which R₅ is attached is S. **thestereochemistry of the carbon atom to which R₅ is attached is R. ***R₈is H and R₉ is phosphono.

EXAMPLE 1 PREPARATION OF (R)-3-N-ALKANOYLOXYTETRADECANOIC ACIDS (4)

(1) A solution of methyl 3-oxotetradecanoate (19 g, 0.074 mol) in MeOH(100 mL) was degassed by sparging with argon (15 min).[(R)-Ru(Binap)Cl]₂.NEt₃ catalyst (0.187 g, 0.111 mmol) and 2 N aqueousHCl (0.5 mL) were added and the resulting mixture was hydrogenated at 60psig and 40–50° C. for 18 h. The reaction was diluted with hexanes (250mL), filtered through a short column of silica gel, and concentrated.The crude product was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (THF; 200 mL),treated 2.4 N aqueous LiOH (83 mL, 0.2 mol) and stirred vigorously atroom temperature for 4 h. The resulting slurry was partitioned betweenether (200 mL) and 1 N aqueous HCl (200 mL) and the layers separated.The aqueous layer was extracted with ether (100 mL) and the combinedethereal extracts were dried (Na₂SO₄) and concentrated. The crudehydroxy acid was dissolved in hot acetonitrile (250 mL), treated withdicyclohexylamine (DCHA; 17 mL, 0.085 mol) and stirred at 60° C. for 1h. The product that crystallized upon cooling was collected andrecrystallized from acetonitrile (650 mL) to yield 28.6 g (91%) ofdicyclohexylammonium (R)-3-hydroxytetradecanoate as a colorless solid:mp 94–95° C.; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (˜t, 3 H, J˜6.5 Hz), 1.05–1.58 (m,24 H), 1.65 (m, 2 H), 1.80 (m, 4 H), 2.01 (br d, 4 H) 2.18 (dd, 1 H,J=15.7, 9.4 Hz), 2.36 (dd, 1 H, J=15.7, 2.6 Hz), 2.94 (m, 2 H), 3.84 (m,1 H)

(2) To a mixture of the compound prepared in (1) above (50 g, 0.117 mol)and 2,4′-dibromoacetophenone (39 g, 0.14 mol) in EtOAc (2.3 L) was addedtriethylamine (19.6 mL, 0.14 mol) and the resulting solution was stirredfor 18 h at room temperature. The voluminous precipitate that formed wascollected and triturated with warm EtOAc (3×400 mL). The combinedtriturates and filtrate were washed with 1 M aq. HCl, saturated aq. NaCland dried (Na₂SO₄). Volatiles were removed under reduced pressure andthe crude product obtained was crystallized from EtOAc-hexanes to give47.2 g (91%) of (R)-3-hydroxytetradecanoic acid p-bromophenacyl ester asa colorless solid: mp 109–109.5° C.; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (˜t, 3 H,J˜6.5 Hz) 1.15–1.70 (m, 20 H), 2.56 (dd, 1 H, J=15.1, 9.1 Hz), 2.69 (dd,1 H, J=15.1, 2.9 Hz), 3.27 (br s, 1 H), 4.12 (m, 1 H), 5.31 (d, 1 H,J=16.5 Hz), 5.42 (d, 1 H, J=16.5 Hz), 7.65 (d, 2 H, J=8.5 Hz), 7.78 (d,2 H, J=8.5 Hz).

(3) A solution of the compound prepared in (2) above (4.6 g, 10.4 mmol)in CH₂Cl₂ (50 mL) containing 4-dimethylaminopyridine (0.12 g, 1.0 mmol)and pyridine (5 mL, 62 mmol) was treated at room temperature withmyristoyl chloride (3.1 mL, 11.4 mmol). After stirring for 5 h at roomtemperature MeOH (0.5 mL) was added, and the reaction mixture wasconcentrated. The residue was partitioned between Et₂O (150 mL) and cold10% aqueous HCl (50 mL) and the layers separated. The ethereal layer wasdried (Na₂SO₄) and concentrated and the residue obtained was purified ona short pad of silica gel with 5% EtOAc-hexanes. The diester wasdissolved in AcOH (42 mL) and treated with three equal portions of zincdust (˜6 g, 90 mmol) at 60° C. over a 1 h period. After an additionalhour at 60° C., the cooled reaction mixture was sonicated (5 min),filtered through Celite® and concentrated. The residue was purified byflash chromatography on silica gel with 10% EtOAc-hexanes to give 4.17 g(82%) of (R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid as a colorless solid:mp 28–29° C.; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (˜t, 6 H), 1.15–1.40 (m, 38 H),1.50–1.70 (m, 4 H), 2.28 (t, 2 H, J=7.4 Hz), 2.56 (dd, 1 H, J=15.9, 5.8Hz), 2.63 (dd, 1 H, J=15.9, 7.1 Hz), 5.21 (m, 1 H).

(4) In the same manner as described in Example 1-(3), the compoundprepared in Example 1-(2) (2.5 g, 5.68 mmol) was acylated with lauroylchloride (1.45 mL, 6.25 mmol) in the presence of pyridine (0.57 mL, 7.0mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (60 mL) and then deprotected with zinc (9.3 g, 142 mmol)in AcOH (40 mL) to afford (R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid as acolorless oil: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.90 (t, 6 H, J=6.5 Hz), 1.0–1.75 (m, 46H), 2.30 (m, 2 H), 2.62 (m, 2 H), 5.22 (m, 1 H).

(5) A solution of the compound prepared in Example 1-(2) (2.5 g, 5.68mmol) was treated with undecanoic acid (1.16 g, 6.25 mmol) and EDC MeI(2.08 g, 7.0 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (60 mL) and then deprotected as describedin Example 1-(3) with zinc (9.3 g, 142 mmol) in AcOH (40 mL) to afford(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid as a colorless oil: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃)δ 0.89 (t, 6 H, J=6.7 Hz), 1.0–1.75 (m, 44 H), 2.29 (m, 2 H), 2.61 (m, 2H), 5.22 (m, 1 H).

(6) In the same manner as described in Example 1-(3), the compoundprepared in Example 1-(2) (4.4 g, 10 mmol) was acylated with decanoylchloride (2.3 mL, 11 mmol) in the presence of pyridine (1.2 mL, 15.0mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (100 mL) and then deprotected with zinc (16.4 g, 250mmol) in AcOH (60 mL) to afford (R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoic acid as acolorless oil: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.89 (t, 6 H, J=6.8 Hz), 1.0–1.75 (m, 34H), 2.29 (t, 2 H, J=7.4 Hz), 2.61 (t, 2 H, J=4.2 Hz), 5.22 (m, 1 H).

(7) In the same manner as described in Example 1-(3), the compoundprepared in Example 1-(2) (2.5 g, 5.68 mmol) was acylated with nonanoylchloride (1.13 mL, 6.25 mmol) in the presence of pyridine (0.57 mL, 7.0mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (60 mL) and then deprotected with zinc (9.3 g, 142 mmol)in AcOH (40 mL) to afford (R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoic acid as acolorless oil: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.89 (t, 6 H, J=6.9 Hz), 1.0–1.75 (m, 32H), 2.29 (t, 2 H, J=7.5 Hz), 2.61 (m, 2 H), 5.22 (m, 1 H).

(8) In the same manner as described in Example 1-(3), the compoundprepared in Example 1-(2) (2.5 g, 5.68 mmol) was acylated with octanoylchloride (1.07 mL, 6.25 mmol) in the presence of pyridine (0.57 mL, 7.0mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (60 mL) and then deprotected with zinc (9.3 g, 142 mmol)in AcOH (40 mL) to afford (R)-3-octanoyloxytetradecanoic acid as acolorless oil: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.92 (t, 6 H, J=6.9 Hz), 1.0–1.75 (m, 30H), 2.32 (t, 2 H, J=7.4 Hz), 2.63 (t, 2 H, J=4.4 Hz), 5.23 (m, 1 H).

(9) In the same manner as described in Example 1-(3), the compoundprepared in Example 1-(2) (2.5 g, 5.68 mmol) was acylated with heptanoylchloride (0.97 mL, 6.25 mmol) in the presence of pyridine (0.57 mL, 7.0mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (60 mL) and then deprotected with zinc (9.3 g, 142 mmol)in AcOH (40 mL) to afford (R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoic acid as acolorless oil: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.89 (t, 6 H, J=6.8 Hz), 1.0–1.75 (m, 28H), 2.29 (t, 2 H, J=7.4 Hz), 2.61 (d, 2 H, J=5.8 Hz), 5.22 (m, 1 H).

EXAMPLE 2 (B1) PREPARATION OF3-HYDROXY-(S)-2-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]PROPYL2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₁₃ H₂₇CO, X═Y═O,N═M═Q═0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═OH, P=1, R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) To a solution of 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-amino-2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidene-β-D-glucopyranoside (6.46 g, 20.2mmol) in CHCl₃ (300 mL) was added 1 N aqueous NaHCO₃ (300 mL) and2,2,2-trichloroethyl chloroformate (8.5 g, 40 mmol). The resultingmixture was stirred vigorously for 3 h at room temperature. The organiclayer was separated, dried (Na₂SO₄) and concentrated to give a colorlesssyrup. Flash chromatography on silica gel (gradient elution, 30→40%EtOAc-hexanes) afforded 9.6 g (96%) of 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidine-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless solid: mp 69–70° C.; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.0 (s, 9 H), 0.94(m, 2 H), 1.44 and 1.52 (2s, 6 H), 2.94 (br s, 1 H), 3.23–3.37 (m, 2 H),3.48–3.62 (m, 2 H), 3.79 (t, 1 H, J=˜10.5 Hz), 3.88–4.08 (m, 3 H), 4.65(d, 1 H, J=8.3 Hz), 4.74 (m, 2 H), 5.39 (d, 1 H, J=7.4 Hz).

(2) A solution of the compound prepared in (1) above (7.5 g, 15.2 mmol),(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (7.58 g, 16.7 mmol) and4-pyrrolidinopyridine (0.25 g, 1.7 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (95 mL) was treatedwith 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide methiodide (EDC.MeI;4.94 g, 16.7 mmol) and stirred for 16 h at room temperature. Thereaction mixture was filtered through a short pad of Celite®,concentrated, and the resulting residue was heated at 60° C. in 90%aqueous AcOH (100 mL) for 1 h. The mixture was concentrated and residualAcOH and water were removed by azeotroping with toluene (2×150 mL). Thecrude diol was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (gradientelution, 30→40% EtOAc-hexanes) to give 11.8 g (83%) of2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.0 (s, 9 H), 0.9 (m, 8 H),1.1–1.7 (m, 42 H), 2.30 (t, 2 H, J=7.4 Hz), 2.52 (m, 2 H), 3.36–3.72 (m,4 H), 3.78–4.03 (m, 3 H), 4.57 (d, 1 H, J=8.3 Hz), 4.65 (d, 1 H, J=11Hz), 4.77 (d, 1 H, J=11 Hz), 5.0–5.15 (m, 2 H), 5.20 (d, 1 H, J=7.4 Hz).

(3) A solution of the compound prepared in (2) above (10.9 g, 12 mmol)and pyridine (2 mL, 25 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (125 mL) at 0° C. was treateddropwise over 15 min with a solution of2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethyl chloroformate (3.17 g, 13.2 mmol) inCH₂Cl₂ (25 mL). The reaction mixture was allowed to warm slowly toambient temperature over 3.5 h. 4-Pyrrolidinopyridine (0.89 g, 6.0mmol), N,N-diisopropylethylamine (10.5 mL, 60 mmol) and diphenylchlorophosphate (3.7 mL, 18 mmol) were added sequentially and theresulting mixture was stirred for 5 h at room temperature. The reactionmixture was diluted with CH₂Cl₂ (500 mL), washed with cold 7.5% aqueousHCl (2×250 mL), water (250 mL), saturated aqueous NaHCO₃ (250 mL), dried(Na₂SO₄), and then concentrated. The residue obtained was purified byflash chromatography on silica gel eluting with 12.5% EtOAc-hexanes togive 15.1 g (95%) of 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichlorethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas a viscous oil: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.0 (s, 9 H), 0.8–1.0 (m, 8 H),1.1–1.65 (m, 42 H), 1.83 and 1.90 (2s, 6 H), 2.15–2.45 (m, 4 H), 3.34(q, 1 H, J=˜8 Hz), 3.37 (m, 1 H), 3.81 (m, 1 H), 3.95 (m, 1 H), 4.27(dd, 1 H, J=12, 5 Hz), 4.34 (d, 1 H, J=12 Hz), 4.58 (d, 1 H, J=12 Hz),4.66 (q, 1 H, J=˜9 Hz), 4.86 (d, 1 H, J=12 Hz), 5.03 (d, 1 H, J=7.9 Hz),5.21 (m, 1 H), 5.54–5.70 (m, 2 H), 7.2–7.8 (m, 10 H).

(4) A solution of the compound prepared in (3) above (1.87 g, 1.41 mmol)in CH₂Cl₂ (3 mL) at 0° C. was treated dropwise over 10 min withtrifluoroacetic acid (TFA; 6 mL) and then stirred for 4 h at 0° C. Thereaction mixture was concentrated and residual TFA was removed byazeotroping with toluene (2×5 mL). A solution of the lactol anddimethylformamide (2.2 mL, 28.2 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (14 mL) at 0° C. wastreated with oxalyl bromide (2.0 M in CH₂Cl₂; 2.1 mL, 4.2 mmol) dropwiseover 15 min and the resulting suspension was stirred at 0° C. for 24 h.The reaction mixture was partitioned between cold saturated aqueousNaHCO₃ (25 mL) and ether (50 mL) and the layers were separated. Theethereal layer was washed with saturated aqueous NaCl, dried (Na₂SO₄)and concentrated to give 1.85 g (˜100%) of2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-α-D-glucopyranosylbromide as a colorless glass.

(5) A solution of (R)-2-amino-3-benzyloxy-1-propanol (0.46 g, 2.33 mmol)and (R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (1.29 g, 2.83 mmol) inCH₂Cl₂ (20 mL) was treated with EDC.MeI (0.78 g, 2.79 mmol) and stirredfor 16 h at room temperature. The reaction mixture was filtered througha short pad of Celite® and concentrated. Flash chromatography on silicagel with 45% EtOAc-hexanes afforded 1.1 g (69%) of3-benzyloxy-(R)-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propanol asa colorless solid: mp 42–44.5° C.; ¹H NMR δ 0.88 (t, 6 H, J=˜6.5 Hz),1.0–1.7 (m, 42 H), 2.50 (t, 2 H, J=7.5 Hz), 2.46 (m, 2 H), 3.56 (br s, 1H), 3.5–3.75 (m, 3 H), 3.78 (dd, 1 H, J=11, 4 Hz), 4.08 (m, 1 H), 4.51(s, 2 H), 5.17 (m, 1 H), 6.36 (d, 1 H, J=7.8 Hz), 7.2–7.4 (m, 5 H).

(6) To a solution of the compound prepared in (4) above (1.00 g, 0.776mmol) and the compound prepared in (5) above (0.35 g, 0.57 mmol) indichloroethane (4.5 mL) was added powdered 4 Å molecular sieves (1.25 g)and calcium sulfate (2.7 g, 20 mmol). After stirring for 10 min at roomtemperature, the mixture was treated with mercury cyamide (1.0 g, 4.0mmol) and then heated to reflux for 12 h shielded from light. Thereaction mixture was diluted with CH₂Cl₂ (25 mL) and filtered through apad of Celite®. The filtrate was washed with 1 N aqueous KI (25 mL),dried (Na₂SO₄) and concentrated. The residue was chromatographed onsilica gel with EtOAc-hexanes-MeOH (80:20:0→70:30:1, gradient elution)to give 0.66 g (63%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-3-O-[(R)-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR δ 0.88 (t, 12 H, J=˜6.5 Hz), 1.0–1.65 (m,84 H), 1.79 and 1.86 (2s, 6 H), 2.1–2.5 (m, 8 H), 3.35–3.55 (m, 3 H),3.65–3.8 (m, 3 H), 4.1–4.75 (m, 9 H), 5.05–5.3 (m, 2 H), 5.3–5.5 (m, 2H), 6.04 (d, 1 H, J=8.4 Hz), 7.05–7.45 (m, 15 H).

(7) A stirred solution of the compound prepared in (6) above (0.60 g,0.328 mmol) in AcOH (9 mL) at 55° C. was treated with zinc dust (1.1 g,16 mmol) in three equal portions over 1 h. The cooled reaction mixturewas sonicated, filtered through a bed of Celite® and concentrated. Theresulting residue was partitioned between CH₂Cl₂ (60 mL) and cold 1 Naqueous HCl (35 mL) and the layers separated. The organic layer waswashed with 5% aqueous NaHCO₃, dried (Na₂SO₄) and concentrated. Amixture of the residue obtained and (R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoicacid (0.18 g, 0.39 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (3.5 mL) was stirred with powdered 4Å molecular sieves (0.1 g) for 30 min at room temperature and thentreated with 2-ethoxy-1-ethoxycarbonyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline (EEDQ; 0.12g, 0.49 mmol). The resulting mixture was stirred for 6 h at roomtemperature, filtered through Celite® and then concentrated.Chromatography on silica gel (gradient elution, 0.5→1% MeOH—CHCl₃)afforded 0.31 g (50%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H, J=˜6.5 Hz),1.0–1.8 (m, 126 H), 2.1–2.5 (m, 12 H), 3.35–3.75 (m, 6 H), 3.80 (m, 2H), 4.23 (m, 1 H), 4.46 (d, 1 H, J=12 Hz), 4.51 (d, 1 H, J=12 Hz), 4.65(q, 1 H, J=˜9.5 Hz), 4.82 (d, 1 H, J=8.1 Hz), 5.05–5.25 (m, 3 H), 5.47(t, 1 H, J=˜9.5 Hz), 6.16 (d, 1 H, J=8.1 Hz), 6.31 (d, 1 H, J=8.4 Hz),7.1–7.4 (m, 15 H).

(8) A solution of the compound prepared in (7) above (0.26 g, 0.138mmol) in THF (25 mL) was hydrogenated in the presence of 5% palladium oncarbon (50 mg) at room temperature and atmospheric pressure for 16 h.After removal of the catalyst by filtration, AcOH (3 mL) and platinumoxide (0.14 g) were added and the hydrogenation was continued at roomtemperature and 75 psig for 24 h. The resulting opalescent reactionmixture was diluted with 2:1 CHCl₃-MeOH (20 mL) and sonicated briefly togive a clear solution. The catalyst was collected, washed with 2:1CHCl₃-MeOH (2×5 mL) and the combined filtrate and washings wereconcentrated. The residue was dissolved in 1% aqueous triethylamine (10mL) by sonicating for 5 min at 35° C. and the resulting solution waslyophilized. Flash chromatography on silica gel withchloroform-methanol-water-triethylamine (94:6:0.5:0.5→88:12:1.0:1.0,gradient elution) afforded 0.20 g (84%) of product as a colorlesspowder. A portion of the chromatography product (0.166 g) was dissolvedin cold 2:1 CHCl₃-MeOH (33 mL) and washed with cold 0.1 N aqueous HCl(14 mL). The lower organic layer was filtered and concentrated and thefree acid obtained was lyophilized from 1% aqueous triethylamine(pyrogen free, 15 mL) to give 0.160 g of3-hydroxy-(S)-2-[(R)-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosidetriethylammonium salt as a colorless solid: mp 178–180° C. (dec); IR(film) 3293, 3103, 2959, 2924, 2855, 1732, 1654, 1640, 1553, 1467, 1377,1259, 1175, 1106, 1086, 1050, 803, 720 cm⁻¹; HMR(CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (t,18 H, J=˜7 Hz), 1.0–1.7 (m, 135 H), 2.15–2.75 (m, 12 H), 3.02 (q, 6 H,J=7 Hz), 3.35–4.1 (m, 7 H), 4.22 (q, 1 H, J=˜9.5 Hz), 4.77 (d, 1 H, J=8Hz), 5.05–5.35 (m, 4 H), 6.58 (d, 1 H, J=6 Hz), 6.73 (d, 1 H, J=7.5 Hz,NH); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 173.5, 173.2, 170.7, 170.5, 170.0, 100.7, 75.9,72.7, 71.2, 71.0, 70.8, 70.6, 67.9, 61.7, 60.5, 55.0, 50.4, 45.6, 41.4,39.5, 34.5, 34.4, 32.0, 31.8, 30.3, 29.8, 29.4, 29.3, 25.3, 25.1, 22.7,14.2, 8.6.

Anal. Calcd for C₁₉ H₁₉₂N₃O₁₈P.5 H₂O: C, 64.84; H, 11.10; N, 2.29; P,1.69. Found: C, 64.69; H, 11.24; N, 1.93; P, 1.44.

EXAMPLE 3 (B2) PREPARATION OF3-HYDROXY-(R)-2-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]PROPYL2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₁₃H₂₇CO, X═Y═O,N═M═Q═0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═OH, P=1, R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) A solution of the compound prepared in Example 2-(5) (0.63 g, 1.02mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (7 mL) was treated sequentially with pyridine (0.4 mL, 5mmol), 4-dimethylaminopyridine (cat.) and2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethyl chloroformate (0.307 g, 1.23 mmol) andstirred for 16 h at room temperature. The reaction mixture was dilutedwith CH₂Cl₂ (25 mL), washed with saturated aqueous NaHCO₃ (25 mL) anddried (Na₂SO₄). Removal of volatiles in vacuo gave a residue that wasdissolved in THF-AcOH (10 mL, 9:1) and hydrogenated in the presence of5% palladium on carbon (150 mg) at room temperature and atmosphericpressure for 24 h. After removal of the catalyst by filtration andconcentration of the filtrate, the residue was purified by flashchromatography on silica gel with 35% EtOAc-hexanes to give 0.536 g(72%) of3-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyloxy)-(S)-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propanolas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 6 H, J=˜6.5 Hz),1.1–1.7 (m, 42 H), 1.94 (s, 6 H), 2.30 (t, 2 H, J=7.5 Hz), 2.47 (d, 2 H,J=6 Hz), 3.50 (br s, 1 H), 3.72 (m, 2 H), 4.15–4.35 (m, 3 H), 5.15 (m, 1H), 6.18 (d, 1 H, J=7.2 Hz).

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(6), the compoundprepared in (1) above (0.310 g, 0.426 mmol) and the compound prepared inExample 2-(4) (0.961 g, 0.745 mmol) were coupled in the presence ofmercury cyamide (0.43 g, 1.7 mmol) to give 0.644 g (78%) of3-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethyloxycarbonyloxy)-(S)-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-3-O-[(R)-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 12 H, J=˜6.5 Hz),1.0–1.7 (m, 84 H), 1.81 and 1.89 (2s, 6 H), 1.93 (s, 6 H), 2.15–2.55 (m,8 H), 3.45–3.7 (m, 2 H), 3.80 (br d, 1 H, J=9 Hz), 3.9–4.45 (m, 6 H),4.6–4.8 (m, 3 H), 4.87 (d, 1 H, J=8.1 Hz), 5.0–5.25 (m, 2 H), 5.48 (t, 1H, J=˜9.5 Hz), 6.1–6.3 (m, 2 H).

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (2) above (0.602 g, 0.310 mmol) was deprotected with zinc(1.5 g, 23 mmol) and acylated with (R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoicacid, (0.17 g, 0.37 mmol) in the presence of EEDQ (0.115 g, 0.467 mmol)to give 0.365 g (66%) of3-hydroxy-(R)-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H, J=˜6.5 Hz),1.0–1.7 (m, 126 H), 2.15–2.55 (m, 12 H), 3.18 (br s, 1 H), 3.45–3.8 (m,8 H), 3.85–4.05 (m, 2 H), 4.69 (q, 1 H, J=˜9.5 Hz), 5.05–5.25 (m, 3 H),5.42 (t, 1 H, J=˜9.5 Hz), 6.42 (d, 1 H, J=7.8 Hz), 6.59 (d, 1 H, J=7.2Hz), 7.1–7.4 (m, 10 H).

(4) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (3) above (0.355 g, 0.196 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of platinum oxide (175 mg) to give 0.265 g (77%) of3-hydroxy-(R)-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosidetriethylammonium salt as a colorless solid: mp 159–160° C.; IR (film)3291, 2956, 2922, 2853, 1738, 1732, 1716, 1650, 1643, 1556, 1468, 1171,1109, 1083, 1051 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H, J=˜6.5 Hz),1.0–1.7 (m, 135 H), 2.15–2.75 (m, 12 H), 3.06 (q, 6 H, J=7 Hz),3.25–3.45 (m, 2 H), 3.5–4.05 (m, 12 H), 4.19 (q, 1 H, J=˜9.5 Hz), 4.48(d, 1 H, J=8.4 Hz), 5.04–5.26 (m, 4 H), 7.18 (d, 1 H, J=7.8 Hz), 7.27(d, 1 H, J=8.7 Hz); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 173.5, 173.4, 170.7, 170.6, 170.1,101.0, 76.0, 72.6, 71.4, 71.0, 70.8, 70.6, 68.7, 61.8, 60.5, 55.3, 50.5,45.6, 41.5, 41.4, 39.5, 34.6, 34.4, 34.3, 32.0, 29.8, 29.4, 25.4, 25.1,22.7, 14.1, 8.6.

Anal. Calcd for C₉₉ H₁₉₂N₃O₁₈P.H₂O: C, 67.50; H, 11.10; N, 2.39; P,1.76. Found: C, 67.40; H, 11.22; N, 2.34; P, 2.11.

EXAMPLE 4 (B3) PREPARATION OF3-HYDROXY-(S)-2-[(R)-3-DODECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]PROPYL2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-DODECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-DODECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₁₁H₂₃CO, X═Y═O,N═M═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═OH, P=1, R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) A solution of D-glucosaminide hydrochloride (20 g, 92.8 mmol) in H₂O(250 mL) was treated with a saturated aqueous NaHCO₃ (250 mL) and2,2,2-trichloroethyl chloroformate (14.05 mL, 102 mmol) and stirredvigorously for 18 h. The white solid that formed was collected on afritted funnel and dried under vacuum for 24 h. A solution of the solidin pyridine (100 mL) was cooled to 0° C. and treated with aceticanhydride (100 mL) via addition funnel. The solution was stirred for 18h at room temperature, poured into 1 L of H₂O and extracted with CHCl₃(3×500 mL). The solvent was removed in vacuo to afford 45 g (quant.) ofN-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-1,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranosidewhich was used without further purification: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 2.06 (s, 6H), 2.12 (s, 3 H), 2.22 (s, 3 H), 4.03 (m, 1 H), 4.07 (d, 1 H, J=12.4Hz), 4.22 (dt, 1 H, J=9.9, 3.6 Hz), 4.30 (dd, 1 H, J=12.4, 4.0 Hz), 4.64(d, 1 H, J=9.6 Hz), 5.28 (dt, 1 H, J=10.2, 9.9 Hz), 6.25 (d, 1 H, J=3.6Hz).

(2) A solution of (R)-2-amino-3-benzyloxy-1-propanol (5 g, 27.6 mmol) inCH₂Cl₂ (250 mL) was treated with allyl chloroformate (3.2 mL, 30 mmol)and saturated aqueous NaHCO₃ (250 mL) for 18 h. The organic layer wasseparated and concentrated in vacuo. Purification by chromatographyeluting with 30% EtOAc/hexanes afforded 6.9 g (94%) of(R)-2-(allyloxycarbonylamino)-3-benzyloxy-1-propanol as an amorphoussolid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 2.56 (br s, 1 H), 3.69 (m, 3 H), 3 88 (m, 2 H),4.54 (s, 2 H), 4.58 (d, 2 H, J=5.6 Hz), 5.23 (dd, 1 H, J=10.4, 1.1 Hz),5.33 (dd, 1 H, J=17.1, 1.1 Hz), 5.42 (m, 1 H), 5.93 (m, 1 H), 7.35 (m, 5H).

(3) A solution of the compounds prepared in (1) and (2) above (8.9 g, 17mmol and 3.6 g, 10 mmol, respectively) in CH₂Cl₂ was treated with borontrifluoride etherate (4.3 mL, 34 mmol) at room temperature for 16 h. Thereaction mixture was quenched with saturated aq. NaHCO₃ (100 mL) andextracted with EtOAc (3×100 mL). The combined EtOAc extracts were dried(Na₂SO₄) and concentrated. The residue obtained was chromatographed with20% EtOAc/hexanes to afford 6.03 g (83%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-(allyloxycarbonylamino)propyl2-deoxy-3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 2.02 (s, 3 H), 2.03 (s, 3 H),2.08 (s, 3 H), 3.45 (m, 1 H), 3.54 (m, 1 H), 3.64 (m, 1 H), 3.76 (d, 1H, J=7.2 Hz), 3.91 (m, 2 H), 4.12 (d, 1 H, J=12.2 Hz), 4.26 (dd, 1 H,J=12.4, 4.7 Hz), 4.37 (d, 1 H, J=8.2 Hz), 4.43 (d, 1 H, J=12.1 Hz), 4.55(m, 2 H), 4.68 (m, 2 H), 4.87 (d, 1 H, J=8.0 Hz), 5.07 (m, 2 H), 5.21(d, 1 H, J=9.7 Hz), 5.29 (d, 1 H, J=17.3 Hz), 5.91 (m, 1 H), 7.36 (m, 5H).

(4) A solution of the compound prepared in (3) above (6.0 g, 8.3 mmol)in methanol (83 mL) was treated with ammonium hydroxide (8.3 mL) at roomtemperature for 2 h. The solvent was removed in vacuo and replaced with2,2-dimethoxypropane (50 mL) and camphorsulfonic acid (100 mg) wasadded. The reaction was stirred for 18 h, neutralized with solid NaHCO₃(1 g), filtered and concentrated in vacuo. Purification bychromatography with 50% EtOAc/hexanes afforded 4.58 g (86%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-(allyloxycarbonylamino)propyl2-deoxy-4,6-o-isopropylidine-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranoside:¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 1.46 (s, 3 H), 1.53 (s, 3 H), 2.94 (m, 1 H), 3.25 (m, 1H), 3.55 (m, 4 H), 3.83 (m, 3 H), 3.93 (m, 3 H), 4.52 (m, 5 H), 4.68 (d,1 H, J=12.1 Hz), 4.77 (d, 1 H, J=12.1 Hz), 5.07 (m, 1 H), 5.26 (m, 2 H),5.92 (m, 1 H), 7.37 (m, 5 H).

(5) A solution of the compound prepared in (4) above (1.0 g, 1.56 mmol)in CH₂Cl₂ (20 mL) was treated with (R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid(730 mg, 1.71 mmol) in the presence of EDC.MeI (560 mg, 1.87 mmol) and4-pyrrolidinopyridine (50 mg). The reaction was stirred at roomtemperature for 18 h and filtered through a 6×8 cm plug of silica gelusing 20% EtOAc/hexanes as eluent to afford 1.33 g (82%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-(allyloxycarbonylamino)propyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidene-3-O-[(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 6 H, J=6.8 Hz), 1.1–1.6(m, 38 H), 1.37 (s, 3 H), 1.46 (s, 3 H), 2.28 (t, 2 H, J=7.4 Hz), 2.49(dd, 1 H, J=15.1, 6.0 Hz), 2.61 (dd, 1 H, J=15.1, 6.6 Hz), 3.25–4.0 (m,9 H), 4.38 (m, 2 H), 4.54 (m, 2 H), 4.65 (m, 2 H), 4.97 (m, 2 H), 5.25(m, 5 H), 5.88 (m, 1 H), 7.34 (m, 5 H).

(6) To a solution of the compound prepared in (5) above (1.31 g, 1.25mmol) in THF (20 mL) was added dimethyl malonate (1.0 mL, 0.88 mmol) andthe solution was degassed in a stream of argon for 30 min.Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (200 mg) was added and thereaction was stirred at room temperature for 2 h, and then concentratedin vacuo. The residue obtained was chromatographed on silica gel elutingwith 5–10% EtOAc/CHCl₃. The free amine obtained was acylated with(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (560 mg, 1.38 mmol) in thepresence of EEDQ (370 mg, 1.5 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (15 mL). After stirring atroom temperature for 18 h, the solvent was removed in vacuo and theresultant oil was chromatographed on silica gel eluting with20%EtOAc/hexanes to afford 1.02 g (63%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidene-3-O-[(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 12 H, J=6.9Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m, 78 H), 1.38 (s, 3 H), 1.46 (s, 3 H), 2.26 (m, 4 H),2.49 (dd, 1 H, J=15.1, 6.0 Hz), 2.61 (dd, 1 H, J=15.1, 6.6 Hz), 3.25–4.0(m, 9 H), 5.01 (m, 2 H), 6.02 (d, 1 H, J=8.4 Hz), 7.34 (m, 5 H).

(7) The compound prepared in (6) above (1.0 g, 0.78 mmol) was treatedwith 90% aqueous AcOH (20 mL) for 1 h at 60° C. The solution wasconcentrated in vacuo and residual AcOH and H₂O were removed byazeotroping with toluene (10 mL). The residue was dissolved in CH₂Cl₂,cooled to 0° C., and treated with pyridine (0.076 mL, 0.94 mmol) and asolution of 2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethyl chloroformate (205 mg,0.86 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (5 mL). The reaction mixture was then allowed towarm and stir at room temperature for 18 h. The resulting light yellowsolution was treated with diphenyl chlorophosphate (0.24 mL, 1.17 mmol),triethylamine (0.22 mL, 1.56 mmol) and catalytic 4-pyrrolidinopyridine(50 mg), and then stirred an additional 24 h at room temperature. Thereaction mixture was diluted with Et₂O (100 mL) and washed with 10% aq.HCl (50 mL). The organic phase was separated, dried over Na₂SO₄ andconcentrated in vacuo. Chromatography over silica gel using 10%EtOAc/hexanes afforded 1.13 g (85%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.87 (t, 12 H, J=6.9Hz), 1.1–1.6 (m, 78 H), 1.78 (s, 3 H), 1.86 (s, 3 H), 2.01 (m, H), 2.18(m, 3 H), 2.40 (m, 2 H), 2.67 (m, 1 H), 2.88 (d, 1 H, J=6.6 Hz), 2.97(d, 1 H, J=6.9 Hz), 3.41 (m, 2 H), 3.72 (m, 1 H), 3.82 (m, 1 H), 4.24(m, 1 H), 4.42 (d, 1 H, J=11.8 Hz), 4.64 (m, 3 H), 5.16 (m, 1 H), 5.39(m, 2 H), 5.75 (d, 1 H, J=4.3 Hz), 6.05 (d, 1 H, J=8.4 Hz), 7.23 (m, 15H).

(8) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (7) above (1.1 g, 0.65 mmol) was deprotected with zinc (2.1g, 32 mmol) and acylated with (R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (330mg, 0.78 mmol) in the presence of EEDQ (230 mg, 0.94 mmol) to afford 399mg (37%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-2-[(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-dodecanoyltetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless amorphous solid.

(9) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (8) above (399 mg, 0.24 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of palladium hydroxide (150 mg) on carbon in EtOH (10 mL) andplatinum oxide (300 mg) in EtOH/AcOH (10:1) to afford 65 mg (16%) of3-hydroxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosidetriethylammonium salt as a white powder: mp 181–184° C. (dec): IR (film)3306, 2956, 2922, 2852, 1732, 1644, 1549, 1467, 1377, 1164, 1106, 1051,721 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H, J=6.7 Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m,123 H), 2.2–2.7 (m, 12 H), 3.06 (q, 6 H, J=7.1 Hz), 3.3–4.0 (m, 13 H),4.23 (m, 1 H), 4.44 (d, 1 H, J=7.7 Hz), 5.0–5.3 (m, 4 H); ¹³C NMR(CDCl₃) δ 173.9, 173.5, 173.3, 170.8, 170.5, 170.1, 101.0, 75.5, 73.0,71.1, 70.9, 70.6, 67.9, 61.6, 60.7, 54.4, 50.4, 45.8, 41.6, 41.4, 39.6,34.6, 31.9, 29.7, 29.4, 29.3, 25.4, 25.1, 22.7, 14.2, 8.6.

Anal. Calcd. for C₉₃ H₁₈₀N₃O₁₈P.H₂O: C, 66.59; H, 10.94; N, 2.50; P,1.85. Found: C, 66.79; H, 10.65; N, 2.36; P, 1.70.

EXAMPLE 5 (B4) PREPARATION OF3-HYDROXY-(S)-2-[(R)-3-UNDECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]PROPYL2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-UNDECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-UNDECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₁₀H₂₁CO, X═Y═O,N═M═Q═0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═OH, P=1, R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) In the same manner as described in Example 4-(5), the compoundprepared in Example 4-(4) (1.0 g, 1.56 mmol) was acylated with(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (705 mg, 1.71 mmol) in thepresence of EDC.MeI (560 mg, 1.87 mmol) and 4-pyrrolidinopyridine (50mg) in CH₂Cl₂ (20 mL) to afford 1.23 g (77%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-(allyloxycarbonylamino)propyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidene-3-O-[(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 6 H, =6.9 Hz), 1.1–1.6(m, 36 H), 1.37 (s, 3 H), 1.46 (s, 3 H), 2.28 (m, 2 H), 2.52 (dd, 1 H,J=15.1, 6.0 Hz), 2.61 (dd, 1 H, =15.5, 6.8 Hz), 3.25 (m, 1 H), 3.35–4.0(m, 9 H), 4.31 (m, 2 H), 4.54 (m, 2 H), 4.64 (m, 2 H), 5.02 (m, 2 H),5.18 (m, 2 H), 5.25 (m, 1 H), 5.86 (m, 1 H), 7.34 (m, 5 H).

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 4-(6) the compoundprepared in (1) above (1.21 g, 1.17 mmol) was deprotected in THF (20 mL)in the presence of dimethyl malonate (1.0 mL, 0.88 mmol) andtetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (200 mg) and then acylated with(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (540 mg, 1.30 mmol) in thepresence of EEDQ (370 mg, 1.5 mmol) to afford 921 mg (61%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidene-3-O-[(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 12 H, J=6.6Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m, 72 H), 1.38 (s, 3 H), 1.46 (s, 3 H), 2.26 (m, 3 H),2.38 (m, 5 H), 2.49 (dd, 1 H, J=15.2, 6.0 Hz), 2.61 (dd, 1 H, J=15.0,6.5 Hz), 3.25–4.0 (m, 9 H), 4.30 (m, 2 H), 4.59 (m, 3 H), 6.03 (d, 1 H,J=8.2 Hz), 7.34 (m, 5 H).

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 4-(7) the compoundprepared in (2) above (910 g, 0.71 mmol) was deprotected in 90% aqueousAcOH (20 mL), and then treated with pyridine (0.071 mL, 0.88 mmol) and2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethyl chloroformate (195 mg, 0.80 mmol) inCH₂Cl₂ followed by diphenyl chlorophosphate (0.23 mL, 1.10 mmol),triethylamine (0.20 mL, 1.46 mmol) and catalytic 4-pyrrolidinopyridine(50 mg) to afford 1.10 g (89%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless amorphous solid: ¹HNMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.87 (t, 12 H, J=6.7Hz), 1.1–1.6 (m, 72 H), 1.78 (s, 3 H), 1.86 (s, 3 H), 2.01 (m, 1 H),2.18 (m, 3 H), 2.40 (m, 2 H), 2.67 (m, 1 H), 2.88 (d, 1 H, J=6.7 Hz),2.97 (d, 1 H, J=6.9 Hz), 3.41 (m, 2 H), 3.72 (m, 1 H), 3.82 (m, 1 H),4.24 (m, 1 H), 4.42 (d, 1 H, J=11.8 Hz), 4.64 (m, 3 H), 5.16 (m, 1 H),5.39 (m, 2 H), 5.75 (d, 1 H, J=4.6 Hz), 6.05 (d, 1 H, J=8.4 Hz), 7.22(m, 15 H).

(4) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (3) above (1.0 g, 0.59 mmol) was deprotected with zinc (2.0g, 30 mmol) and acylated with (R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (292mg, 0.71 mmol) in the presence of EEDQ (210 mg, 0.85 mmol) to afford 388mg (40%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-2-[(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-undecanoyltetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless amorphous solid.

(5) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (4) above (388 mg, 0.24 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of palladium hydroxide (150 mg) on carbon in EtOH (10 mL) andplatinum oxide (300 mg) in EtOH/AcOH (10:1) to afford 65 mg (17%) of3-bydroxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosidetriethylammonium salt as a white powder: mp 183–184° C.; IR (film) 3306,2956, 2922, 2852, 1732, 1644, 1550, 1467, 1377, 1164, 1106, 1052, 721cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H, J=6.8 Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m, 117H), 2.2–2.7 (m, 12 H), 3.07 (q, 6 H, J=7.1 Hz), 3.3–3.9 (m, 13 H), 4.23(m, 1 H), 4.45 (d, 1 H, J=8.2 Hz), 5.0–5.3 (m, 4 H); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ173.8, 173.5, 173.3, 170.8, 170.5, 170.1, 101.0, 75.5, 73.1, 71.5, 71.3,70.9, 70.6, 67.8, 61.6, 60.7, 54.4, 50.5, 45.8, 41.5, 41.4, 39.5, 34.6,34.4, 32.0, 31.2, 29.8, 29.7, 29.4, 28.6, 26.1, 25.4, 25.1, 22.7, 14.1,8.6.

Anal. Calcd. for C₉₀H₁₇₄N₃O₁₈P.H₂O: C, 66.10; H, 10.85; N, 2.57; P,1.89. Found: C, 66.34; H, 10.69; N, 2.32; P, 1.99.

EXAMPLE 6 (B5) PREPARATION OF3-HYDROXY-(S)-2-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]PROPYL2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-UNDECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₉H₁₉CO, X═Y═O,N═M═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═OH, P=1R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) In the same manner as described in Example 4-(5), the compoundprepared in Example 4-(4) (2.0 g, 3.12 mmol) was acylated with(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (1.36 g, 3.42 mmol) in the presenceof EDC.MeI (1.12 g, 3.74 mmol) and 4-pyrrolidinopyridine (100 mg) inCH₂Cl₂ (40 mL) to afford 2.49 g (79%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-(allyloxycarbonylamino)propyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidene-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 6 H, J=6.7 Hz), 1.1–1.6(m, 34 H), 1.36 (s, 3 H), 1.46 (s, 3 H), 2.27 (t, 2 H, J=6.9 Hz), 2.48(dd, 1 H, J=15.1, 6.0 Hz), 2.60 (dd, 1 H, J=15.1, 6.7 Hz), 3.25 (m, 1H), 3.35–4.0 (m, 9 H), 4.23 (m, 1 H), 4.42 (m, 1 H), 4.52 (m, 4 H), 4.95(m, 2 H), 5.17 (m, 3 H), 5.88 (m, 1 H), 7.36 (m, 5 H).

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 4-(6) the compoundprepared in (1) above (2.47 g, 2.42 mmol) was deprotected in THF (40 mL)in the presence of dimethyl malonate (2.0 mL, 1.75 mmol) andtetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (400 mg) and then acylated with(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (1.06 g, 2.66 mmol) in the presenceof EEDQ (740 mg, 3 mmol) to afford 1.86 g (60%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidene-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.87 (t, 12 H, J=6.7Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m, 68 H), 1.37 (s, 3 H), 1.46 (s, 3 H), 2.32 (m, 4 H),2.50 (dd, 1 H, J=15.1, 6.0 Hz), 2.62 (dd, 1 H, J=15.1, 6.8 Hz), 3.29 (m,2 H), 3.44 (m, 1 H), 3.55 (m, 1 H), 3.74 (m, 3 H), 3.93 (m, 1 H), 4.18(m, 1 H), 4.34 (m, 1 H), 4.57 (d, 1 H, J=11.8 Hz), 4.65 (m, 2 H), 5.01(m, 2 H), 6.04 (d, 1 H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.36 (m, 5 H).

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 4-(7) the compoundprepared in (2) above (900 mg, 0.72 mmol) was deprotected in 90% aqueousAcOH (40 mL), and then treated with pyridine (0.071 mL, 0.88 mmol) and2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethyl chloroformate (195 mg, 0.80 mmol) inCH₂Cl₂ followed by diphenyl chlorophosphate (0.23 mL, 1.10 mmol),triethylamine (0.20 mL, 1.46 mmol) and catalytic 4-pyrrolidinopyridine(50 mg) to afford 1.05 g (86%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.87 (t, 12 H, J=6.3Hz), 1.1–1.6 (m, 68 H), 1.78 (s, 3 H), 1.86 (s, 3 H), 2.01 (m, 1 H),2.18 (m, 3 H), 2.40 (m, 2 H), 2.67 (m, 1 H), 2.88 (d, 1 H, J=6.5 Hz),2.97 (d, 1 H, J=6.9 Hz), 3.41 (m, 2 H), 3.72 (m, 1 H), 3.82 (m, 1 H),4.24 (m, 1 H), 4.42 (d, 1 H, J=11.8 Hz), 4.64 (m, 3 H), 5.16 (m, 1 H),5.39 (m, 2 H), 5.75 (d, 1 H, J=4.3 Hz), 6.05 (d, 1 H, J=8.4 Hz), 7.22(m, 15 H).

(4) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (3) above (1.0 g, 0.60 mmol) was deprotected with zinc (2.0g, 30 mmol) and acylated with (R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (285mg, 0.72 mmol) in the presence of EEDQ (210 mg, 0.86 mmol) to afford 332mg (34%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyltetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless amorphous solid.

(5) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (4) above (332 mg, 0.20 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of palladium hydroxide (150 mg) on carbon in EtOH (10 mL) andplatinum oxide (300 mg) in EtOH/AcOH (10:1) to afford 173 mg (55%) of3-hydroxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosidetriethylammonium salt as a white powder: mp 179–181° C.; IR (film) 3295,2956, 2923, 2853, 1732, 1650, 1555, 1467, 1377, 1320, 1169, 1134, 1104,1051, 979, 801, 721 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H, J=6.9Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m, 111 H), 2.2–2.7 (m, 12 H), 3.07 (q, 6 H, J=6.5 Hz),3.3–4.3 (m, 14 H), 4.45 (d, 1 H, J=8.0 Hz), 5.0–5.3 (m, 4 H), 7.39 (m, 1H), 7.53 (d, 1 H, J=9.1 Hz); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 173.7, 173.4, 173.2,170.7, 170.5, 170.1, 101.0, 75.4, 73.1, 71.6, 71.1, 70.8, 70.5, 67.8,61.4, 60.8, 54.3, 50.4, 45.8, 41.3, 39.5, 34.5, 31.9, 29.8, 29.7, 29.4,25.4, 25.1, 22.7, 14.1, 8.6.

Anal. Calcd. for C₈₇H₁₆₈N₃O₁₈P.H₂O: C, 65.58; H, 10.75; N, 2.64; P,1.94. Found: C, 65.49; H, 10.75; N, 2.64; P, 1.97.

EXAMPLE 7 (B6) PREPARATION OF3-HYDROXY-(S)-2-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]PROPYL2-DEOXY-6-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND OF R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₉H₁₉CO, X═Y═O, N═M═Q=0,R₄═R₅═R₇═R₈═H, R₆═OH, P=1, R₉═PO₃H₂)

(1) In the same manner as described in Example 4-(7) the compoundprepared in Example 6-(2) (900 mg, 0.72 mmol) was deprotected in 90%aqueous AcOH (20 mL). The residue was dissolved in CH₂Cl₂ (20 mL),cooled to 0° C., and treated with triethylamine (0.14 mL, 1.0 mmol) anddiphenyl chlorophosphate (0.17 mL, 0.8 mmol). The mixture was stirredfor an additional 6 h, and then quenched with 50 mL of 10% HCl. Theproduct was extracted with EtOAc (3×50 mL) and dried over Na₂SO₄.Chromatography on silica gel with 50% EtOAc/hexanes afforded 636 mg(63%) of 3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-6-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless amorphous solid: ¹H N(CDCl₃) δ 0.87 (t, 12 H, J=6.0 Hz),1.1–1.6 (m, 68 H), 1.79 (s, 3 H), 1.86 (s, 3 H), 2.01 (m, 1 H), 2.18 (m,3 H), 2.40 (m, 2 H), 2.67 (m, 1 H), 2.89 (d, 1 H, J=6.5 Hz), 2.97 (d, 1H, J=6.9 Hz), 3.41 (m, 2 H), 3.75 (m, 1 H), 3.82 (m, 1 H), 4.24 (m, 1H), 4.42 (d, 1 H, J=11.8 Hz), 4.65 (m, 3 H), 5.16 (m, 1 H), 5.39 (m, 2H), 5.75 (d, 1 H, J=4.3 Hz), 6.05 (d, 1 H, J=8.4 Hz), 7.22 (m, 15 H).

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (1) above (620 g, 0.44 mmol) was deprotected with zinc (722mg, 11 mmol) and acylated with (R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (190mg, 0.48 mmol) in the presence of EEDQ (170 mg, 0.58 mmol) to afford 254mg (36%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-6-O-diphenylphosphono-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyltetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless amorphous solid.

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (2) above (254 mg, 0.16 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of palladium hydroxide (150 mg) on carbon in EtOH (10 mL) andplatinum oxide (300 mg) in EtOH/AcOH (10:1) to afford 34 mg (13%) of3-hydroxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-6-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosidetriethylammonium salt as a white powder: mp 169–171° C.; IR (film) 3306,2922, 2853, 1732, 1644, 1548, 1467, 1377, 1316, 1165, 1106, 1053, 856,722 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H, J=6.7 Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m,111 H), 2.2–2.7 (m, 12 H), 3.05 (m, 6 H), 3.3–3.95 (m, 12 H), 4.11 (m, 1H), 4.34 (m, 1 H), 4.89 (m, 1 H), 5.0–5.3 (m, 4 H). ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ173.8, 173.4, 171.1, 170.5, 101.3, 75.3, 74.9, 71.2, 71.0, 70.6, 68.8,67.3, 65.1, 61.4, 53.4, 50.7, 45.9, 41.5, 41.3, 39.6, 34.6, 32.0, 29.8,29.6, 29.4, 25.3, 25.1, 22.7, 14.1, 8.7.

Anal. Calcd. for C₈₇H₁₆₈N₃O₁₈P.H₂O: C, 65.58; H, 10.75; N, 2.64; P,1.94. Found: C, 65.60; H, 10.34; N, 2.36; P, 2.01.

EXAMPLE 8 (B7) PREPARATION OF3-HYDROXY-(S)-2-[(R)-3-NONANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]PROPYL2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-NONANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-NONANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₈H₁₇CO, X═Y═O,N═M═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═OH, P=1, R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) In the same manner as described in Example 4-(5), the compoundprepared in Example 4-(4) (1.0 g, 1.56 mmol) was acylated with(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (660 mg, 1.71 mmol) in the presenceof EDC.MeI (560 mg, 1.87 mmol) and 4-pyrrolidinopyridine (50 mg) inCH₂Cl₂ (20 mL) to afford 1.31 g (83%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-(allyloxycarbonylamino)propyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidene-3-O-[(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.87 (t, 6 H, J=6.8 Hz), 1.1–1.6(m, 32 H), 1.37 (s, 3 H), 1.46 (s, 3 H), 2.27 (t, 2 H, J=7.4 Hz), 2.50(dd, 1 H, J=15.1, 6.0 Hz), 2.63 (dd, 1 H, J=15.1, 6.8 Hz), 3.26 (m, 1H), 3.35–4.0 (m, 9 H), 4.32 (d, 1 H, J=7.8 Hz), 4.41 (d, 1 H, J=12.0Hz), 4.51 (m, 4 H), 4.95 (m, 2 H), 5.18 (m, 2 H), 5.29 (d, 1 H, J=17.2Hz), 5.88 (m, 1 H), 7.36 (m, 5 H).

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 4-(6) the compoundprepared in (1) above (1.29 g, 1.28 mmol) was deprotected in THF (20 mL)in the presence of dimethyl malonate (1.0 mL, 0.88 mmol) andtetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (200 mg) and then acylated with(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (540 mg, 1.41 mmol) in the presenceof EEDQ (370 mg, 1.5 mmol) to afford 1.02 g (65%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidene-3-O-[(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.87 (t, 12 H, J=6.1Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m, 64 H), 1.37 (s, 3 H), 1.46 (s, 3 H), 2.28 (m, 4 H),2.50 (dd, 1 H, J=15.5, 6.0 Hz), 2.62 (dd, 1 H, J=14.8, 6.3 Hz), 3.27 (m,2 H), 3.44 (m, 1 H), 3.55 (m, 1 H), 3.74 (m, 3 H), 3.93 (m, 1 H), 4.18(m, 1 H), 4.34 (m, 2 H), 4.57 (d, 1 H, J=11.8 Hz), 4.65 (m, 2 H), 4.97(t, 1 H, J=9.6 Hz), 5.06 (d, 1 H, J=8.6 Hz), 5.15 (m, 2 H), 6.05 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz), 7.35 (m, 5 H).

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 4-(7) the compoundprepared in (2) above (1.0 g, 0.81 mmol) was deprotected in 90% aqueousAcOH (20 mL), treated with pyridine (0.080 mL, 0.98 mmol) and2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethyl chloroformate (215 mg, 0.89 mmol) inCH₂Cl₂ followed by diphenyl chlorophosphate (0.25 mL, 1.22 mmol),triethylamine (0.21 mL, 1.52 mmol) and catalytic 4-pyrrolidinopyridine(50 mg) to afford 1.17 g (87%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.87 (t, 12 H, J=6.1Hz), 1.1–1.6 (m, 64 H), 1.78 (s, 3 H), 1.86 (s, 3 H), 2.01 (m, 1 H),2.18 (m, 3 H), 2.40 (m, 2 H), 2.67 (m, 1 H), 2.88 (d, 1 H, J=6.5 Hz),2.97 (d, 1 H, J=6.9 Hz), 3.41 (m, 2 H), 3.72 (m, 1 H), 3.82 (m, 1 H),4.24 (m, 1 H), 4.42 (d, 1 H, J=11.8 Hz), 4.64 (m, 3 H), 5.16 (m, 1 H),5.39 (m, 2 H), 5.75 (d, 1 H, J=4.3 Hz), 6.05 (d, 1 H, J=8.4 Hz), 7.22(m, 15 H).

(4) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (3) above (1.1 g, 0.66 mmol) was deprotected with zinc (2.2g, 33 mmol) and acylated with (R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (305mg, 0.79 mmol) in the presence of EEDQ (235 mg, 0.95 mmol) to afford 373mg (35%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-2-[(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-nonanoyltetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless amorphous solid.

(5) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (4) above (373 mg, 0.23 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of palladium hydroxide (150 mg) on carbon in EtOH (10 mL) andplatinum oxide (300 mg) in EtOH/AcOH (10:1) to afford 43 mg (12%) of3-hydroxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosidetriethylammonium salt as a white powder: mp 176–179° C.; IR (film) 3298,2956, 2923, 2853, 1733, 1646, 1551, 1467, 1337, 1316, 1254, 1166, 1106,1053, 722 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.87 (t, 18 H, J=6.7 Hz), 1.1–1.7(m, 105 H), 2.2–2.7 (m, 12 H), 3.03 (q, 6 H, J=7.0 Hz), 3.3–4.3 (m, 14H), 4.43 (d, 1 H, J=7.1 Hz), 5.0–5.3 (m, 4 H), 7.12 (d, 1 H, J=7.7 Hz),7.17 (d, 1 H, J=8.2 Hz); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 173.9, 173.5, 173.3, 170.8,170.5, 170.1, 100.9, 75.5, 73.1, 71.4, 71.1, 70.9, 70.6, 67.8, 61.6,60.7, 54.3, 50.5, 45.8, 41.6, 41.4, 39.5, 34.6, 34.4, 32.0, 31.9, 29.8,29.4, 29.3, 25.4, 25.1, 22.7, 14.1, 8.6.

Anal. Calcd. for C₈₈H₁₆₄N₃O₁₈P: C, 65.81; H, 10.65; N, 2.74; P, 2.02.Found: C, 66.14; H, 10.46; N, 2.58; P, 1.84.

EXAMPLE 9 (B8) PREPARATION OF3-HYDROXY-(S)-2-[(R)-3-HEPTANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]PROPYL2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-HEPTANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-HEPTANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₆H₁₃CO, X═Y═O,N═M═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═OH, P=1, R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) In the same manner as described in Example 4-(5), the compoundprepared in Example 4-(4) (1.0 g, 1.56 mmol) was acylated with(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (610 mg, 1.71 mmol) in the presenceof EDC.MeI (560 mg, 1.87 mmol) and 4-pyrrolidinopyridine (50 mg) inCH₂Cl₂ (20 mL) to afford 1.24 g (82%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-(allyloxycarbonylamino)propyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidene-3-O-[(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 6 H, J=6.0 Hz), 1.1–1.6(m, 28 H), 1.38 (s, 3 H), 1.47 (s, 3 H), 2.29 (t, 2 H, J=7.4 Hz), 2.51(dd, 1 H, J=15.1, 6.0 Hz), 2.63 (dd, 1 H, J=15.1, 6.8 Hz), 3.26 (m, 1H), 3.35–4.0 (m, 9 H), 4.32 (d, 1 H, J=7.3 Hz), 4.41 (d, 1 H, J=12.0Hz), 4.51 (m, 4 H), 4.95 (m, 2 H), 5.18 (m, 2 H), 5.29 (d, 1 H, J=17.3Hz), 5.88 (m, 1 H), 7.36 (m, 5 H).

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 4-(6) the compoundprepared in (1) above (1.22 g, 1.25 mmol) was deprotected in THF (20 mL)in the presence of dimethyl malonate (1.0 mL, 0.88 mmol) andtetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (200 mg) and then acylated with(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (490 mg, 1.38 mmol) in the presenceof EEDQ (370 mg, 1.5 mmol) to afford 925 mg (62%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidene-3-O-[(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.87 (t, 12 H, J=6.7Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m, 56 H), 1.37 (s, 3 H), 1.46 (s, 3 H), 2.32 (m, 4 H),2.50 (dd, 1 H, J=15.1, 6.0 Hz), 2.62 (dd, 1 H, J=15.1, 6.8 Hz), 3.29 (m,2 H), 3.44 (m, 1 H), 3.55 (m, 1 H), 3.74 (m, 3 H), 3.93 (m, 1 H), 4.18(m, 1 H), 4.34 (m, 1 H), 4.57 (d, 1 H, J=11.8 Hz), 4.65 (m, 2 H), 5.01(m, 2 H), 6.04 (d, 1 H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.36 (m, 5 H).

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 4-(7) the compoundprepared in (2) above (920 mg, 0.76 mmol) was deprotected in 90% aqueousAcOH (20 mL), and then treated with pyridine (0.075 mL, 0.92 mmol) and2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethyl chloroformate (200 mg, 0.84 mmol) inCH₂Cl₂ followed by diphenyl chlorophosphate (0.24 mL, 1.14 mmol),triethylamine (0.21 mL, 1.52 mmol) and catalytic 4-pyrrolidinopyridine(50 mg) to afford 1.03 g (83%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.87 (t, 12 H, J=6.3Hz), 1.1–1.6 (m, 56 H), 1.78 (s, 3 H), 1.86 (s, 3 H), 2.01 (m, 1 H),2.18 (m, 3 H), 2.40 (m, 2 H), 2.67 (m, 1 H), 2.88 (d, 1 H, J=6.5 Hz),2.97 (d, 1 H, J=6.9 Hz), 3.41 (m, 2 H), 3.72 (m, 1 H), 3.82 (m, 1 H),4.24 (m, 1 H), 4.42 (d, 1 H, J=11.8 Hz), 4.64 (m, 3 H), 5.16 (m, 1 H),5.39 (m, 2 H), 5.75 (d, 1 H, J=4.3 Hz), 6.05 (d, 1 H, J=8.4 Hz), 7.22(m, 15 H).

(4) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (3) above (1.0 g, 0.61 mmol) was deprotected with zinc (2.0g, 31 mmol) and acylated with (R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (260mg, 0.73 mmol) in the presence of EEDQ (220 mg, 0.88 mmol) to afford 203mg (21%) of3-benzyloxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-2-[(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless amorphous solid.

(5) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (4) above (203 mg, 0.13 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of palladium hydroxide (100 mg) on carbon in EtOH (10 mL) andplatinum oxide (200 mg) in EtOH/AcOH (10:1) to afford 39 mg (21%) of3-hydroxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosidetriethylammonium salt as a white powder: mp 171–172° C.; IR (film) 3305,2955, 2924, 2853, 1734, 1644, 1553, 1466, 1377, 1170, 1102, 1052, 722cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (m, 18 H), 1.1–1.7 (m, 93 H), 2.2–2.7(m, 12 H), 3.06 (q, 6 H, J=7.1 Hz), 3.3–4.0 (m, 13 H), 4.23 (q, 1 H,J=9.3 Hz), 4.43 (d, 1 H, J=8.2 Hz), 5.0–5.3 (m, 4 H), 7.30 (d, 1 H,J=8.5 Hz), 7.43 (d, 1 H, J=8.5 Hz); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 173.8, 173.5,173.2, 170.8, 170.5, 170.2, 101.0, 77.2, 75.5, 73.1, 71.6, 71.1, 70.9,70.6, 67.8, 61.6, 60.8, 54.4, 50.5, 45.8, 41.6, 41.4, 39.5, 34.6, 34.4,32.0, 31.6, 29.8, 29.6, 29.4, 28.9, 25.4, 25.1, 22.7, 22.6, 14.1, 8.6.

Anal. Calcd. for C₇₈H₁₅₀N₃O₁₈P.H₂O: C, 63.86; H, 10.44; N, 2.86; P,2.11. Found: C, 63.47; H, 10.20; N, 2.59; P, 2.02.

EXAMPLE 10 (B9) PREPARATION OF3-HYDROXY-(S)-3-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]BUTYL2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₉H₁₉CO, X═Y═O, N═P=1,M═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═OH, R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) In the same manner as described in Example 4-(3) the compoundprepared in Example 4-(1) (3.1 g, 5.9 mmol) and(R)-3-(allyloxycarbonylamino)-4-benzyloxy-1-butanol (1.1 g, 3.94 mmol)were coupled in the presence of boron trifluoride etherate (3.0 mL, 23.6mmol) to afford 1.96 g (67%) of4-benzyloxy-(S)-3-(allyloxycarbonylamino)butyl2-deoxy-3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid. In the same manner as described in Example 4-(4)the compound prepared above (1.8 g, 2.43 mmol) was deacylated inmethanol (25 mL) with ammonium hydroxide (5 mL) and then treated with2,2-dimethoxypropane (25 mL) and camphorsulfonic acid (100 mg) to afford1.34 g (84%) of 4-benzyloxy-(S)-3-(allyloxycarbonylamino)butyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidine-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino-β-D-Glucopyranoside.

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 4-(5), the compoundprepared in (1) above (1.0 g, 1.53 mmol) was acylated with(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (670 mg, 1.68 mmol) in the presenceof EDC.MeI (550 mg, 1.85 mmol) and 4-pyrrolidinopyridine (50 mg) inCH₂Cl₂ (15 mL) to afford 1.03 g (65%) of4-benzyloxy-(S)-3-(allyloxycarbonylamino)butyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidene-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 6 H, J=6.9 Hz), 1.1–1.6(m, 34 H), 1.37 (s, 3 H), 1.47 (s, 3 H), 1.85 (m, 2 H), 2.28 (t, 2 H,J=7.6 Hz), 2.50 (dd, 1 H, J=15.1, 6.0 Hz), 2.63 (dd, 1 H, J=15.1, 6.7Hz), 3.30 (m, 1 H), 3.49 (m, 4 H), 3.68 (t, 1 H, J=9.4 Hz), 3.77 (t, 1H, J=10.4 Hz), 3.92 (m, 3 H), 4.54 (m, 5 H), 4.69 (m, 2 H), 5.1–5.4 (m,4 H), 5.91 (m, 1 H), 7.33 (m, 5 H).

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 4-(6) the compoundprepared in (2) above (1.0 g, 0.97 mmol) was deprotected in THF (20 mL)in the presence of dimethyl malonate (1.0 mL, 0.88 mmol) andtetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (200 mg) and then acylated with(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (425 mg, 1.07 mmol) in the presenceof EEDQ (317 mg, 1.28 mmol) to afford 660 mg (51%) of4-benzyloxy-(S)-3-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidene-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 12 H, J=6.6Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m, 68 H), 1.37 (s, 3 H), 1.47 (s, 3 H), 2.26 (q, 2 H,J=7.1 Hz), 2.41 (m, 2 H), 2.62 (dd, 1 H, J=14.9, 6.4 Hz), 3.29 (m, 1 H),3.48 (m, 3 H), 3.71 (m, 2 H), 3.92 (m, 2 H), 4.18 (m, 1 H), 4.49 (m, 2H), 4.68 (q, 2 H, J=11.5 Hz), 5.15 (m, 2 H), 5.55 (d, 1 H, J=8.8 Hz),6.17 (d, 1 H, J=7.2 Hz), 7.32 (m, 5 H).

(4) In the same manner as described in Example 4-(7) the compoundprepared in (3) above (640 mg, 0.48 mmol) was deprotected in 90% aqueousAcOH (20 mL), and then treated with pyridine (0.047 mL, 0.58 mmol) and2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethyl chloroformate (127 mg, 0.53 mmol) inCH₂Cl₂ followed by diphenyl chlorophosphate (0.15 mL, 0.72 mmol),triethylamine (0.13 mL, 0.96 mmol) and catalytic 4-pyrrolidinopyridine(50 mg) to afford 389 mg (47%) of4-benzyloxy-(S)-3-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]butyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 12 H, J=6.6Hz), 1.1–1.6 (m, 68 H), 1.79 (s, 3 H), 1.86 (s, 3 H), 2.22 (m, 4 H),2.40 (m, 4 H), 3.49 (m, 4 H), 3.78 (m, 1 H), 3.93 (m, 1 H), 4.1–4.5 (m,5 H), 4.9–4.6 (m, 4 H), 5.13 (m, 2 H), 5.51 (t, 1 H, J=8.9 Hz), 5.84 (d,1 H, J=6.9 Hz), 6.09 (d, 1 H, J=8.0 Hz), 7.26 (m, 15 H).

(5) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (4) above (375 g, 0.23 mmol) was deprotected with zinc (752mg, 11.5 mmol) and acylated with (R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoic acid(101 mg, 0.25 mmol) in the presence of EEDQ (70 mg, 0.28 mmol) to afford270 mg (67%) of 4-benzyloxy-(S)-3-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]butyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyltetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless amorphous solid.

(6) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (5) above (270 mg, 0.15 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of palladium hydroxide (150 mg) on carbon in EtOH (10 mL) andplatinum oxide (300 mg) in EtOH/AcOH (10:1) to afford 93 mg (39%) of4-hydroxy-(S)-3-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]butyl2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyltetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosidetriethylammonium salt as a white powder: mp 179–181° C. (dec): IR (film)3287, 2956, 2923, 2853, 1734, 1654, 1552, 1466, 1378, 1246, 1164, 1106,1085, 1052, 721 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H, J=6.9 Hz),1.1–1.7 (m, 111 H), 2.2–2.7 (m, 14 H), 3.06 (q, 6 H, J=6.9 Hz), 3.2–4.0(m, 13 H), 4.21 (m, 1 H), 4.50 (d, 1 H, J=7.7 Hz), 5.0–5.3 (m, 4 H),7.11 (m, 2 H); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 173.8, 173.5, 173.3, 170.9, 170.5,170.1, 101.1, 77.2, 75.5, 72.8, 71.3, 71.0, 70.6, 66.4, 64.0, 60.7,54.8, 50.2, 45.8, 41.6, 39.5, 34.6, 34.5, 34.4, 32.0, 30.6, 29.8, 29.7,29.6, 29.5, 29.4, 25.4, 25.1, 22.7, 14.2, 8.6.

Anal. Calcd. for C₈₈H₁₇₀N₃O₁₈P: C, 66.65; H, 10.78; N, 2.64; P, 1.95.Found: C, 66.65; H, 10.68; N, 2.50; P, 1.94.

EXAMPLE 11 (B10) PREPARATION OF4-HYDROXY-(S)-2-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]BUTYL2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₉H₁₉CO, X═Y═O,N═M═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═OH, P=2, R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) In the same manner as described in Example 4-(3) the compoundprepared in Example 4-(1) (5.1 g, 9.7 mmol) and(R)-2-(allyloxycarbonylamino)-4-benzyloxy-1-butanol (1.8 g, 6.45 mmol)were coupled in the presence of boron trifluoride etherate (4.9 mL, 38.0mmol) to afford 2.92 g (61%) of4-benzyloxy-(S)-2-(allyloxycarbonylamino)propyl2-deoxy-3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid. In the same manner as described in Example 4-(4)the compound prepared above (2.6 g, 3.51 mmol) was deacylated inmethanol (35 mL) with ammonium hydroxide (7 mL) and then treated with2,2-dimethoxypropane (35 mL) and camphorsulfonic acid (100 mg) to afford1.9 g (72%) of 4-benzyloxy-(S)-2-(allyloxycarbonylamino)butyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidine-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranoside.

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 4-(5), the compoundprepared in (1) above (1.0 g, 1.53 mmol) was acylated with(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (670 mg, 1.68 mmol) in the presenceof EDC MeI (550 mg, 1.85 mmol) and 4-pyrrolidinopyridine (50 mg) inCH₂Cl₂ (15 mL) to afford 1.28 g (81%) of4-benzyloxy-(S)-2-(allyloxycarbonylamino)butyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidene-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 6 H, J=6.9 Hz), 1.1–1.7(m, 34 H), 1.37 (s, 3 H), 1.47 (s, 3 H), 1.82 (m, 2 H), 2.28 (t, 2 H,J=7.7 Hz), 2.50 (dd, 1 H, J=15.3, 6.0 Hz), 2.63 (dd, 1 H, J=15.2, 6.7Hz), 3.16 (m, 1 H), 3.56 (m, 3 H), 3.65 (t, 1 H, J=9.6 Hz), 3.75 (t, 1H, J=10.4 Hz), 3.88 (m, 4 H), 4.32 (d, 1 H, J=8.5 Hz), 4.46 (s, 2 H),4.54 (m, 2 H), 4.67 (m, 2 H), 4.90 (m, 1 H), 5.26 (m, 3 H), 5.89 (m, 1H), 7.33 (m, 5 H).

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 4-(6) the compoundprepared in (2) above (1.25 g, 1.21 mmol) was deprotected in THF (20 mL)in the presence of dimethyl malonate (1.0 mL, 0.88 mmol) andtetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (200 mg) and then acylated with(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (530 mg, 1.33 mmol) in the presenceof EEDQ (362 mg, 1.46 mmol) to afford 1.16 g (72%) of4-benzyloxy-(S)-3-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidene-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 12 H, J=6.4Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m, 68 H), 1.37 (s, 3 H), 1.45 (s, 3 H), 2.26 (q, 2 H,J=7.4 Hz), 2.34 m, 1 H), 2.50 (dd, 1 H, J=15.1, 6.0 Hz), 2.62 (dd, 1 H,J=15.4, 6.3 Hz), 3.12 (m, 1 H), 3.5–3.95 (m, 7 H), 4.14 (m, 1 H), 4.29(d, 1 H, J=8.0 Hz), 4.67 (m, 2 H), 4.86 (t, 1 H, J=9.6 Hz), 5.15 (m, 2H), 6.16 (d, 1 H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.35 (m, 5 H).

(4) In the same manner as described in Example 4-(7) the compoundprepared in (3) above (1.1 g, 0.83 mmol) was deprotected in 90% aqueousAcOH (20 mL), and then treated with pyridine (0.080 mL, 1.0 mmol) and2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethyl chloroformate (220 mg, 0.91 mmol) inCH₂Cl₂ followed by diphenyl chlorophosphate (0.26 mL, 1.25 mmol),triethylamine (0.23 mL, 1.66 mmol) and catalytic 4-pyrrolidinopyridine(50 mg) to afford 802 mg (56%) of4-benzyloxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]butyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.87 (t, 12 H, J=6.8Hz), 1.1–1.6 (m, 68 H), 1.79 (s, 3 H), 1.88 (s, 3 H), 2.23 (m, 4 H),2.37 (m, 4 H), 3.57 (m, 4 H), 3.83 (m, 1 H), 4.29 (m, 3 H), 4.44 (m, 2H), 4.69 (m, 4 H), 5.14 (m, 4 H), 5.62 (d, 1 H, J=7.6 Hz), 6.15 (d, 1 H,J=8.3 Hz), 7.25 (m, 15 H).

(5) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (4) above (750 mg, 0.43 mmol) was deprotected with zinc(1.42 g, 21.7 mmol) and acylated with (R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoicacid (190 mg, 0.48 mmol) in the presence of EEDQ (130 mg, 0.53 mmol) toafford 483 mg (64%) of4-benzyloxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]butyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyltetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless amorphous solid.

(6) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (5) above (483 mg, 0.27 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of palladium hydroxide (150 mg) on carbon in EtOH (10 mL) andplatinum oxide (300 mg) in EtOH/AcOH (10:1) to afford 238 mg (55%) of4-hydroxy-(S)-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]butyl2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyltetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosidetriethylammonium salt as a white powder: mp 181–183° C. (dec): IR (film)3294, 2956, 2923, 2853, 1732, 1650, 1556, 1466, 1377, 1320, 1246, 1172,1108, 1082, 1058, 859, 721 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H,J=6.9 Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m, 111 H), 2.2–2.7 (m, 14 H), 3.06 (q, 6 H, J=7.1Hz), 3.2–4.0 (m, 13 H), 4.21 (m, 1 H), 4.46 (d, 1 H, J=8.3 Hz), 5.0–5.3(m, 4 H); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 173.9, 173.4, 173.2, 171.2, 170.7, 101.0,77.2, 75.4, 73.1, 71.4, 71.3, 71.1, 70.9, 70.6, 60.7, 58.4, 54.7, 46.3,45.9, 41.6, 41.1, 39.7, 34.8, 34.6, 34.4, 31.9, 29.8, 29.6, 29.5, 29.3,25.4, 25.3, 25.1, 22.7, 14.1, 8.6.

Anal. Calcd. for C₈₈H₁₇₀N₃O₁₈P: C, 66.51; H, 10.78; N, 2.64; P, 1.95.Found: C, 66.81; H, 10.68; N, 2.53; P, 1.79.

EXAMPLE 12 (B 11) PREPARATION OFN-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-O-[2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-L-SERINETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₁₃H₂₇CO, X═Y═O,N═M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═CO₂ H, R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(5), L-serine benzylester (0.212 g, 1.08 mmol) was acylated with(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (0.541 g, 1.19 mmol) in thepresence of EDC.MeI (0.353 g, 1.19 mmol) to give 0.642 g (94%) ofN-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-L-serine benzyl ester as a waxysolid: mp 56–61° C.; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 6 H, J=˜7 Hz), 1.1–1.7(m, 42 H), 2.29 (t, 2 H, J=7.5 Hz), 2.50 (m, 2 H), 3.87 (br t, 1 H),3.95 (m, 2 H), 4.65 (m, 1 H), 5.1–5.25 (m, 3 H), 6.69 (d, 1 H, J=7 Hz),7.34 (br s, 5 H).

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(6), the compoundprepared in (1) above (0.19 g, 0.30 mmol) and the compound prepared inExample 2-(4) (0.635 g, 0.478 mmol) were coupled in the presence ofmercury cyamide (0.3 g, 1.2 mmol) to give 0.425 g (77%) ofN-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinebenzyl ester as an amorphous solid.

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (2) above (0.405 g, 0.22 mmol) was deprotected with zinc(0.72 g, 11 mmol) and acylated with (R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoicacid (0.12 g, 0.26 mmol) in the presence of EEDQ (0.082 g, 0.33 mmol) togive 0.277 g (66%) ofN-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinebenzyl ester as an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H,J=˜6.5 Hz) 1.0–1.75 (m, 126 H), 2.15–2.45 (m, 10 H), 2.53 (dd, 1 H,J=14.7, 6.0 Hz), 2.67 (dd, 1 H, J=14, 6.0 Hz), 3.25 (br t, 1 H, J=7 Hz),3.35–3.75 (m, 4 H), 3.88 (dd, 1 H, J=11.1 Hz), 4.23 dd, 1 H, J=11.1, 3Hz), 4.6–4.75 (m, 2 H), 5.03 (d, 1 H, J=8.1 Hz), 5.05–5.25 (m, 4 H),5.48 (t, 1 H, J=10 Hz), 6.40 (d, 1 H, J=7.5 Hz), 7.01 (d, 1 H, J=8.1Hz), 7.1–7.4 (m, 15 H).

(4) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (3) above (0.253 g, 0.133 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of 5% palladium on carbon (50 mg) and platinum oxide (120 mg)to give 0.155 g (62%) ofN-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinetriethylammonium salt as a colorless solid: mp 180° C. (dec); IR (film)3322, 2956, 2924, 2852, 1736, 1732, 1681, 1673, 1667, 1660, 1651, 1467,1456, 1247, 1174, 1110, 1081 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H,J=˜7 Hz), 1.0–1.7 (m, 135 H), 2.2–2.75 (m, 12 H), 3.05 (q, 6 H, J=7 Hz),3.30 (br s, 13 H), 3.7–3.9 (m, 3 H), 3.96 (d, 1 H, J=12 Hz), 4.05–4.3(m, 2 H), 4.34 (m, 1 H), 4.53 (d, 1 H, J=7.8 Hz), 5.05–5.3 (m, 4 H),7.25–7.35 (m, 2 H); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 173.4, 173.2, 171.0, 170.3, 170.2,169.9, 169.8, 100.8, 75.1, 73.4, 71.1, 70.7, 70.4, 70.3, 60.2, 54.3,45.6, 41.2, 41.1, 39.2, 34.6, 34.4, 34.2, 32.0, 29.8, 29.5, 25.4, 25.2,22.7, 14.2, 8.6.

Anal. Calcd for C₉₉H₁₉₀N₃O₁₉P.5 H₂O: C, 64.35; H, 10.91; N, 2.27; P,1.68. Found: C, 64.16; H, 10.92; N, 2.37; P, 1.91.

EXAMPLE 13 (B12) PREPARATION OFN-[(R)-3-DODECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-O-[2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-DODECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-DODECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-L-SERINETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₁₁H₂₃CO, X═Y═O,N═M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═CO₂H, R₈═PO₃H₂).

(1) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(5), L-serine benzylester (390 mg, 2.0 mmol) was acylated with(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (935 mg, 2.2 mmol) in the presenceof EDC.MeI (745 mg, 2.5 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ to afford 1.08 g (90%) ofN-[(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-L-serine benzyl ester: mp 53–54° C.¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 6 H, J=6.5 Hz), 1.1–1.6 (m, 46 H), 2.30 (t, 2H, J=7.7 Hz), 2.50 (d, 2 H, 5.6 Hz), 2.62 (t, 1 H, J=6.2 Hz), 3.97 (m, 2H), 4.65 (m, 1 H), 5.19 (m, 3 H), 6.63 (d, 1 H, J=6.8 Hz), 7.35 (br s, 5H).

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(2), the compoundprepared in Example 2-(1) (1.0 g, 2.02 mmol) was acylated with(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (946 mg, 2.22 mmol) in thepresence of EDC MeI (720 mg, 2.4 mmol) and 4-pyrrolidinopyridine (100mg) in CH₂Cl₂, and then deprotected in aqueous AcOH (25 mL) to afford1.30 g (81%) of 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-3-O-[(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.00 (s, 9 H), 0.88 (m, 8 H),1.25 (m, 28 H), 1.59 (m, 4 H), 2.30 (t, 2 H, J=7.5 Hz), 2.52 (m, 2 H),3.42 (m, 1 H), 3.55 (m, 1 H), 3.66 (m, 1 H), 3.83 (dd, 1 H, J=11.8, 4.6Hz), 3.94 (m, 2 H), 4.57 (d, 1 H, J=8.2 Hz), 4.71 (m, 2 H), 5.07 (m, 2H), 5.27 (d, 1 H, J=8.8 Hz).

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(3), the compoundprepared in (2) above (1.30 g, 1.51 mmol) was treated with2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethyl chloroformate (398 mg, 1.66 mmol) andpyridine (0.15 mL, 1.83 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (25 mL) followed bytriethylamine (0.42 mL, 3.02 mmol), diphenyl chlorophosphate (0.47 mL,2.27 mmol) and 4-pyrrolidinopyridine (100 mg) to afford 1.39 g (71%) of2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.0 (s, 9 H), 0.88 (m, 8 H),1.1–1.7 (m, 46 H), 1.77 (s, 3 H), 1.85 (s, 3 H), 2.23 (m, 6 H), 3.34 (m,1 H), 3.59 (m, 1 H), 3.80 (m, 1 H), 3.96 (m, 1 H), 4.32 (m, 2 H), 4.63(m, 2 H), 4.83 (d, 1 H, J=11.9 Hz), 5.02 (d, 1 H, J=8.2 Hz), 5.20 (m, 1H), 5.65 (m, 2 H), 7.29 (m, 10 H).

(4) The compound prepared in (3) above (1.30 g, 1.0 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (15mL) was treated at 0° C. with TFA (5 mL) and then allowed to warm toroom temperature for 18 h. The solvent was removed in vacuo and theremaining TFA was removed by azeotroping with toluene. The lactol wastreated with the Vilsmeier reagent prepared from DMF (0.39 mL, 5.0 mmol)and oxalyl chloride (0.22 mL, 2.5 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (20 mL) at 0° C. Thereaction was allowed to warm slowly to room temperature overnight andwas partitioned between 50 mL of saturated aqueous NaHCO₃ and ether (50mL). The layers were separated and the organic phase was dried overNa₂SO₄ and concentrated in vacuo. Purification by flash chromatographyon silica gel with 10% EtOAc/hexanes afforded 1.09 g (90%) of2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-α-D-glucopyranosylchloride as a white foam: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 6 H, J=6.8 Hz),1.2–1.70 (m, 46 H), 1.78 (s, 3 H), 1.88 (s, 3 H), 2.18 (t, 2 H, J=7.7Hz), 2.43 (m, 2 H), 4.30 (m, 4 H), 4.72 (m, 3 H), 5.09 (m, 1 H), 5.50(t, 1 H, J=9.5 Hz), 5.79 (d, 1 H, J=8.0 Hz), 6.27 (d, 1 H, J=3.6 Hz),7.19 (m, 10 H).

(5) To a solution of compounds prepared in (1) and (4) (540 mg, 0.90mmol, and 1.0 g, 0.82 mmol, respectively) in 1,2-dichloroethane (20 mL),powdered 4A molecular sieves (300 mg) were added and the suspension wasstirred for 30 min. AgOTf (1.16 g, 4.5 mmol) was added in one portion,after 30 min the slurry was filtered through silica gel and eluted with30% EtOAc/hexanes to afford 1.10 g (75%) ofN-[(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinebenzyl ester: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 12 H, J=6.5 Hz), 1.1–1.65 (m, 92H), 1.77 (s, 3 H), 1.85 (s, 3 H), 2.1–2.5 (m, 8 H), 3.67 (m, 2 H), 4.30(m, 3 H), 4.72 (m, 5 H), 5.18 (m, 4 H), 5.46 (m, 1 H), 6.07 (m, 1 H),6.62 (d, 1 H, J=7.9 Hz), 7.05–7.45 (m, 15 H).

(6) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (5) above (1.0 g, 0.56 mmol) was deprotected with zinc (1.83g, 28 mmol) and acylated with (R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (285mg, 0.67 mmol) in the presence of EEDQ (185 mg, 0.74 mmol) to afford 420mg (44%) ofN-[(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-2-[(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinebenzyl ester as an amorphous solid.

(7) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (6) above (420 mg, 0.24 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of palladium hydroxide on carbon in EtOH (10 mL) and platinumoxide (400 mg) in EtOH/AcOH (10:1) to afford 240 mg (60%) ofN-[(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinetriethylammonium salt as a white powder: mp 181–182° C.; IR (film) 3289,2956, 2920, 2851, 1731, 1656, 1557, 1467, 1378, 1182, 1108, 1080, 1052,852, 721 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H, J=6.7 Hz), 1.1–1.7(m, 123 H), 2.2–2.7 (m, 12 H), 3.06 (q, 6 H, J=7.2 Hz), 3.35 (m, 1 H),3.70 (m, 6 H), 3.88 (m, 2 H), 4.20 (m, 1 H), 4.56 (d, 1 H, J=8.1 Hz),4.59 (br s, 1 H), 5.16 (m, 4 H); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 176.9, 173.3, 173.2,172.7, 169.6, 169.1, 101.5, 74.8, 71.2, 70.9, 69.2, 60.5, 53.1, 51.4,46.1, 41.5, 41.0, 39.2, 34.3, 34.2, 34.0, 32.0, 29.8, 29.7, 29.4, 29.2,25.6, 25.3, 25.2, 25.1, 22.7, 14.1, 8.7.

Anal. Calcd. for C₉₃H₁₇₈N₃O₁₉P.H₂O: C, 66.04; H, 10.73; N, 2.48; P,1.83. Found: C, 66.04; H, 10.73; N, 2.48; P, 1.86.

EXAMPLE 14 (B13) PREPARATION OFN-[(R)-3-UNDECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-O-[2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-UNDECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-UNDECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-L-SERINETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₁₀H₂₁CO, X═Y═O,N═M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═CO₂H, R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(5), L-serine benzylester (390 mg, 2.0 mmol) was acylated with(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (905 mg, 2.2 mmol) in the presenceof EDC MeI (745 mg, 2.5 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ to afford 1.08 g (92%) ofN-[(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-L-serine benzyl ester: mp 53–54°C.; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 6 H, J=6.9 Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m, 44 H), 2.30(t, 2 H, J=7.7 Hz), 2.49 (d, 2 H, J=5.8 Hz), 3.99 (m, 2 H), 4.65 (m, 1H), 5.19 (m, 3 H), 6.58 (d, 1 H, J=6.9 Hz), 7.35 (br s, 5 H).

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(2), the compoundprepared in Example 2-(1) (1.0 g, 2.02 mmol) was acylated with(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (915 mg, 2.22 mmol) in thepresence of EDC Mel (720 mg, 2.4 mmol) and 4-pyrrolidinopyridine (100mg) in CH₂Cl₂, and then deprotected in aqueous AcOH (25 mL) to afford1.41 g (82%) of 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-3-O-[(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.00 (s, 9 H), 0.88 (m, 8 H),1.25 (m, 32 H), 1.60 (m, 4 H), 2.31 (t, 2 H, J=7.5 Hz), 2.52 (m, 2 H),3.42 (m, 1 H), 3.55 (m, 1 H), 3.66 (m, 1 H), 3.83 (dd, 1 H, J=11.8, 4.6Hz), 3.94 (m, 2 H), 4.57 (d, 1 H, J=8.2 Hz), 4.71 (m, 2 H), 5.07 (m, 2H), 5.27 (d, 1 H, J=8.7 Hz).

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(3), the compoundprepared in (2) above (1.30, 1.53 mmol) was treated with2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethyl chloroformate (403 mg, 1.68 mmol) andpyridine (0.15 mL, 1.85 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (25 mL) followed bytriethylamine (0.43 mL, 3.06 mmol), diphenyl chlorophosphate (0.48 mL,2.30 mmol) and 4-pyrrolidinopyridine (100 mg) to afford 1.37 g (70%) of2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.0 (s, 9 H), 0.88 (m, 8 H),1.1–1.7 (m, 44 H), 1.80 (s, 3 H), 1.89 (s, 3 H), 2.23 (m, 6 H), 3.58 (m,3 H), 4.32 (m, 1 H), 4.71 (m, 2 H), 4.83 (d, 1 H, J=12.1 Hz), 5.01 (d, 1H, J=8.1 Hz), 5.20 (m, 1 H), 5.62 (m, 2 H), 7.25 (m, 10 H).

(4) In the same manner as described in Example 13-(4), the compoundprepared in (4) above (1.28 g, 1.0 mmol) was deprotected with TFA (5 mL)and then treated with the Vilsmeier reagent generated from DMF (0.39 mL,5.0 mmol) and oxalyl chloride (0.22 mL, 2.5 mmol) to give 1.12 g (93%)of2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-α-D-glucopyranosylchloride as a white foam: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 6 H, J=6.7 Hz),1.1–1.55 (m, 44 H), 1.78 (s, 3 H), 1.88 (s, 3 H), 2.18 (m, 2 H), 2.43(m, 2 H), 4.34 (m, 4 H), 4.72 (m, 3 H), 5.09 (m, 1 H), 5.50 (t, 1 H,J=9.6 Hz), 5.80 (d, 1 H, J=8.0 Hz), 6.26 (d, 1 H, J=3.4 Hz), 7.26 (m, 10H).

(5) In the same manner as described in Example 13-(5), compoundsprepared in (1) and (4) above (530 mg, 0.90 mmol, and 1.0 g, 0.83 mmol,respectively) were coupled in the presence of AgOTf (1.16 g, 4.5 mmol)to afford 1.11 g (76%) ofN-[(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinebenzyl ester: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (m, 12 H), 1.0–1.65 (m, 88 H), 1.77(s, 3 H), 1.85 (s, 3 H), 2.1–2.5 (m, 8 H), 3.37 (m, 1 H), 3.64 (m, 1 H),3.85 (m, 1 H), 4.30 (m, 3 H), 4.78 (m, 5 H), 5.18 (m, 4 H), 5.46 (m, 1H), 6.07 (m, 1 H), 6.62 (d, 1 H, J=7.7 Hz), 7.05–7.45 (m, 15 H).

(6) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (5) above (1.0 g, 0.57 mmol) was deprotected with zinc (2.0g, 30.5 mmol) and acylated with (R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid(280 mg, 0.68 mmol) in the presence of EEDQ (185 mg, 0.75 mmol) toafford 470 mg (50%) ofN-[(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-2-[(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinebenzyl ester as an amorphous solid.

(7) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (6) above (470 mg, 0.27 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of palladium hydroxide on carbon in EtOH (10 mL) and platinumoxide (400 mg) in EtOH 25/AcOH (10:1) to afford 130 mg (30%) ofN-[(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-undecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinetriethylammonium salt as a white powder: mp 181–183° C.; IR (film) 3294,2923, 2853, 1734, 1655, 1466, 1377, 1163, 1080, 721 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR(CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H, J=6.8 Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m, 117 H), 2.2–2.7(m, 12 H), 3.06 (q, 6 H, J=7.1 Hz), 3.4–3.2 (m, 5 H), 3.6–3.9 (m, 4 H),4.20 (d, 1 H, 9.8 Hz), 4.54 (d, 1 H, J=8.0 Hz), 4.62 (br. s, 1 H), 5.17(m, 4H); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 173.5, 173.3, 172.8, 172.2, 169.6, 169.1,101.5, 77.2, 74.8, 70.9, 69.2, 60.5, 58.5, 53.1, 51.5, 46.1, 41.5, 41.1,39.2, 34.6, 34.4, 34.1, 32.0, 29.8, 29.7, 29.4, 29.2, 25.6, 25.2, 25.1,22.7, 18.5, 14.2, 8.7.

Anal. Calcd. for C₉₀H₁₇₂N₃O₁₉P: C, 66.26; H, 10.63; N, 2.58; P, 1.90.Found: C, 66.56; H, 10.57; N, 2.47; P, 1.91.

EXAMPLE 15 (B14) PREPARATION OFN-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-O-[2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-D-SERINETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₉H₁₉CO, X═Y═O,N═M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═CO₂H, R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(5), D-serine benzylester (390 mg, 2.0 mmol) was acylated with(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (875 mg, 2.2 mmol) in the presenceof EDC.MeI (745 mg, 2.5 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ to afford 1.05 g (91%) ofN-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-D-serine benzyl ester: mp 51–52° C.;¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (m, 6 H), 1.1–1.7 (m, 34 H), 2.30 (t, 2 H, J=7.7Hz), 2.50 (m, 2 H), 3.68 (s, 1 H), 3.93 (d, 2 H, J=3.1 Hz), 4.62 (m, 1H), 5.22 (m, 3 H), 6.63 (d, 1 H, J=6.9 Hz), 7.35 (br s, 5 H).

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(2), the compoundprepared in Example 2-(1) (1.0 g, 2.02 mmol) was acylated with(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (884 mg, 2.22 mmol) in the presenceof EDC.MeI (720 mg, 2.4 mmol) and 4-pyrrolidinopyridine (100 mg) inCH₂Cl₂, and then deprotected in aqueous AcOH (25 mL) to afford 1.30 g(77%) of 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.00 (s, 9 H), 0.88 (m, 8 H),1.25 (m, 30 H), 1.59 (m, 4 H), 2.30 (t, 2 H, J=7.5 Hz), 2.52 (m, 2 H),3.42 (m, 1 H), 3.55 (m, 1 H), 3.66 (m, 1 H), 3.83 (dd, 1 H, J=11.8, 4.6Hz), 3.94 (m, 2 H), 4.57 (d, 1 H, J=8.2 Hz), 4.71 (m, 2 H), 5.07 (m, 2H), 5.27 (d, 1 H, J=8.8 Hz).

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(3), the compoundprepared in (2) above (1.25 g, 1.50 mmol) was treated with2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethyl chloroformate (396 mg, 1.65 mmol) andpyridine (0.15 mL, 1.81 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (25 mL) followed bytriethylamine (0.42 mL, 3.00 mmol), diphenyl chlorophosphate (0.47 mL,2.25 mmol) and 4-pyrrolidinopyridine (100 mg) to afford 1.31 g (69%) of2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.0 (s, 9 H), 0.89 (m, 8 H),1.1–1.7 (m, 34 H), 1.82 (s, 3 H), 1.90 (s, 3 H), 2.30 (m, 4 H), 3.40 (q,1 H, J=9.6 Hz), 3.65 (m, 1 H), 3.89 (m, 1 H), 4.32 (m, 2 H), 4.63 (m, 2H), 4.82 (d, 1 H, J=12.1 Hz), 5.01 (d, 1 H, J=8.2 Hz), 5.63 (m, 2 H),7.29 (m, 10 H).

(4) In the same manner as described in Example 13-(4), the compoundprepared in (3) above (1.27 g, 1.0 mmol) was deprotected with TFA (5 mL)and then treated with the Vilsmeier reagent generated from DMF (0.39 mL,5.0 mmol) and oxalyl chloride (0.22 mL, 2.5 mmol) to give 1.06 g (89%)of2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-α-D-glucopyranosylchloride as a white foam: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 6 H, J=6.6 Hz),1.1–1.55 (m, 34 H), 1.78 (s, 3 H), 1.88 (s, 3 H), 2.18 (t, 2 H, J=7.7Hz), 2.43 (m, 2 H), 4.32 (m, 4 H), 4.71 (m, 3 H), 4.83 (m, 3 H), 5.09(m, 1 H), 5.50 (t, 1 H, J=9.5 Hz), 5.77 (d, 1 H, J=8.0 Hz), 6.26 (d, 1H, J=3.4 Hz), 7.20 (m, 10 H).

(5) In the same manner as described in Example 13-(5), compoundsprepared in (1) and (4) above above (520 mg, 0.90 mmol, and 1.0 g, 0.84mmol, respectively) were coupled in the presence of AgOTf (1.16 g, 4.5mmol) to afford 1.13 g (78%) ofN-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-D-serinebenzyl ester: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 12 H, J=6.6 Hz), 1.1–1.65 (m, 68H), 1.82 (s, 3 H), 1.89 (s, 3 H), 2.2–2.6 (m, 8 H), 3.40 (m, 1 H), 3.64(m, 1 H), 4.01 (m, 2 H), 4.27 (m, 2 H), 4.44 (d, 1 H, J=7.1 Hz), 4.60(m, 2 H), 4.77 (m, 2 H), 5.19 (m, 6 H), 6.61 (d, 1 H, J=8.3 Hz),7.05–7.45 (m, 15 H).

(6) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (5) above (1.0 g, 0.58 mmol) was deprotected with zinc (1.9g, 29 mmol) and acylated with (R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (280mg, 0.70 mmol) in the presence of EEDQ (190 mg, 0.77 mmol) to afford 420mg (44%) ofN-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-D-serinebenzyl ester as an amorphous solid.

(7) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (6) above (420 mg, 0.25 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of palladium hydroxide on carbon in EtOH (10 mL) and platinumoxide (400 mg) in EtOH/AcOH (10:1) to afford 118 mg (30%) ofN-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-D-serinetriethylammonium salt as a white powder: mp 179–181° C.; IR (film) 3283,3100, 2921, 2852, 1732, 1660, 1651, 1564, 1556, 1464, 1417, 1378, 1322,1181, 1061, 856, 722 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H, J=6.8Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m, 111 H), 2.2–2.7 (m, 12 H), 3.06 (m, 6 H), 3.33 (m, 5H), 3.78 (m, 2 H), 3.95 (m, 2 H), 4.22 (m, 1 H), 4.45 (d, 1 H, J=7.5Hz), 4.68 (br. s, 1 H), 5.13 (m, 3 H), 5.26 (m, 1 H); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δδ173.7, 173.5, 173.1, 171.1, 169.9, 100.3, 75.1, 73.9, 71.9, 71.1, 70.9,70.2, 60.9, 53.9, 52.7, 46.0, 41.3, 40.8, 39.4, 34.6, 34.4, 31.9, 29.8,29.7, 29.5, 29.4, 25.6, 25.4, 25.2, 25.1, 22.7, 14.1, 8.6.

Anal. Calcd. for C₈₇H₁₆₆N₃O₁₉P: C, 65.75; H, 10.53; N, 2.64; P, 1.95.Found: C, 65.32; H, 10.28; N, 2.53; P, 1.89.

EXAMPLE 16 (B 15) PREPARATION OF OFN-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-O-[2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-L-SERINETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT. (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₉ H₁₉CO, X═Y═O,N═M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═CO₂H, R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(5), L-serine benzylester (250 mg, 1.08 mmol) was acylated with(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (478 mg, 1.2 mmol) in the presenceof EDC.MeI (357 mg, 1.2 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ to afford 0.52 g (84%) ofN-[(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-L-serine benzyl ester: mp 52–53° C.;¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.87 (t, 6 H, J=6.9 Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m, 34 H), 2.29 (t, 2H, J=7.5 Hz), 2.49 (d, 2 H, J=5.8 Hz), 3.67 (s, 1 H), 3.97 (m, 2 H),4.63 (m, 1 H), 5.19 (m, 3 H), 6.61 (d, 1 H, J=7.1 Hz), 7.35 (br s, 5 H).

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 13-(5), the compoundprepared in (1) above (500 mg, 0.87 mmol), and the compound prepared inExample 15-(4) (1.08 g, 0.90 mmol) were coupled in the presence of AgOTf(1.16 g, 4.5 mmol) to afford 1.35 g (89%) ofN-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinebenzyl ester: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 12 H, J=6.6 Hz), 1.0–1.65 (m, 68H), 1.77 (s, 3 H), 1.85 (s, 3 H), 2.1–2.5 (m, 8 H), 3.38 (q, 1 H, J=9.1Hz), 3.65 (m, 1 H), 3.84 (m, 1 H), 4.27 (m, 3 H), 4.70 (m, 5 H), 4.84(m, 4 H), 5.14 (m, 3 H), 5.46 (t, 1 H, J=9.7 Hz), 6.07 (m, 1 H), 6.62(d, 1 H, J=8.0 Hz), 7.05–7.45 (m, 15 H).

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (2) above (600 mg, 0.34 mmol) was deprotected with zinc(1.13 g, 17.2 mmol) and acylated with (R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoicacid (150 mg, 0.38 mmol) in the presence of EEDQ (124 mg, 0.50 mmol) toafford 362 mg (60%) ofN-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinebenzyl ester as an amorphous solid.

(4) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (3) above (300 mg, 0.17 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of palladium on carbon (100 mg) and platinum oxide (200 mg) inTHF/AcOH (10:1) to afford 120 mg (44%) ofN-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinetriethylammonium salt as a white powder: mp 175–176° C.; IR (film) 3304,2956, 2923, 2853, 1733, 1654, 1541, 1466, 1377, 1164, 1107, 1080, 845,721 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (t, 18H, J=6.9 Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m,111 H), 2.2–2.75 (m, 12 H), 3.07 (q, 6 H, J=7.2 Hz), 3.37 (m, 1 H),3.5–3.95 (m, 8 H), 4.21 (q, 1 H, 11.0 Hz), 4.54 (d, 1 H, J=8.9 Hz), 4.61(br. s, 1 H), 5.17 (m, 4 H), 7.10 (d, 1 H, J=9.0 Hz), 7.43 (d, 1 H,J=7.9 Hz); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 176.3, 173.4, 173.2, 172.8, 172.0, 169.6,169.2, 101.4, 74.7, 70.9, 69.3, 60.4, 53.2, 51.6, 46.1, 41.4, 41.0,39.1, 34.5, 34.3, 34.2, 34.1, 31.9, 29.8, 29.7, 29.6, 29.4, 29.3, 29.2,25.5, 25.1, 25.0, 22.7, 14.1, 8.6.

Anal. Calcd. for C₈₇H₁₆₆N₃O₁₉P H₂O: C, 65.01; H, 10.54; N, 2.61; P,1.93. Found: C, 64.92; H, 10.38; N, 2.58; P, 2.06.

EXAMPLE 17 (B16)

PREPARATION OFN-[(R)-3-NONANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-O-[2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-NONANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-NONANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-L-SERINETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT. (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₈H₁₇CO, X═Y═O,N═M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═CO₂H, R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(5), L-serine benzylester (390 mg, 2.0 mmol) was acylated with(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (780 mg, 2.2 mmol) in the presenceof EDC.MeI (845 mg, 2.5 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ to afford 1.0 g (89%) ofN-[(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-L-serine benzyl ester: mp 52–53° C.;¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 6 H, J=6.6 Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m, 32 H), 2.30 (t,2H, J=7.7 Hz), 2.51 (d, 2 H, J=5.8 Hz), 2.62 (t, 1 H, J=6.0 Hz), 3.98(m, 2 H), 4.65 (m, 1 H), 5.19 (m, 3 H), 6.58 (d, 1 H, J=6.8 Hz), 7.35(br s, 5 H).

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(2), the compoundprepared in Example 2-(1) (1.0 g, 2.02 mmol) was acylated with(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (852 mg, 2.22 mmol) in the presenceof EDC.MeI (720 mg, 2.4 mmol) and 4-pyrrolidinopyridine (100 mg) inCH₂Cl₂, and then deprotected in aqueous AcOH (25 mL) to afford 1.31 g(79%/) of 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-3-O-[(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.00 (s, 9 H), 0.88 (m, 8 H),1.25 (m, 28 H), 1.59 (m, 4 H), 2.30 (t, 2 H, J=7.5 Hz), 2.52 (m, 2 H),3.42 (m, 1 H), 3.55 (m, 1 H), 3.66 (m, 1 H), 3.83 (dd, 1 H, J=11.8, 4.6Hz), 3.94 (m, 2 H), 4.57 (d, 1 H, J=8.2 Hz), 4.71 (m, 2 H), 5.07 (m, 2H), 5.27 (d, 1 H, J=8.8 Hz).

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(3), the compoundprepared in (2) above (1.25 g, 1.52 mmol) was treated with2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethyl chloroformate (400 mg, 1.67 mmol) andpyridine (0.15 mL, 1.84 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (25 mL) followed bytriethylamine (0.42 mL, 3.04 mmol), diphenyl chlorophosphate (0.47 mL,2.28 mmol) and 4-pyrrolidinopyridine (100 mg) to afford 1.30 g (67%) of2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.0 (s, 9 H), 0.88 (m, 8 H),1.1–1.7 (m, 32 H), 1.82 (s, 3 H), 1.89 (s, 3 H), 2.22 (m, 6 H), 3.33 (m,1 H), 3.53 (m, 1 H), 3.80 (m, 1 H), 3.96 (m, 1 H), 4.31 (m, 2 H), 4.55(m, 2 H), 4.83 (d, 1 H, J=12.0 Hz), 5.01 (d, 1 H, J=7.9 Hz), 5.62 (m, 1H), 7.28 (m, 10 H).

(4) In the same manner as described in Example 13-(4), the compoundprepared in (3) above (1.26 g, 1.0 mmol) was deprotected with TFA (5 mL)and then treated with the Vilsmeier reagent generated from DMF (0.39 mL,5.0 mmol) and oxalyl chloride (0.22 mL, 2.5 mmol) to give 1.07 g (91%)of2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-α-D-glucopyranosylchloride as a white foam: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 6 H, J=6.9 Hz),1.25–1.55 (m, 32 H), 1.78 (s, 3 H), 1.88 (s, 3 H), 2.18 (t, 2 H, J=7.7Hz), 2.43 (m, 2 H), 4.34 (m, 4 H), 4.70 (m, 3 H), 4.83 (m, 3 H), 5.09(m, 1 H), 5.51 (t, 1 H, J=10.2 Hz), 5.78 (d, 1 H, J=8.0 Hz), 6.25 (d, 1H, J=3.6 Hz), 7.19 (m, 10 H).

(5) In the same manner as described in Example 13-(5), compoundsprepared in (1) and (4) above (505 mg, 0.90 mmol, and 1.0 g, 0.85 mmol,respectively) were coupled in the presence of AgOTf (1.16 g, 4.5 mmol)to afford 1.03 g (71%) ofN-[(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinebenzyl ester: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 12 H, J=6.9 Hz), 1.0–1.65 (m, 64H), 1.78 (s, 3 H), 1.82 (s, 3 H), 2.1–2.5 (m, 8 H), 3.38 (m, 1 H), 3.64(m, 1 H), 3.83 (m, 1 H), 4.25 (m, 3 H), 4.73 (m, 5 H), 5.18 (m, 5 H),6.07 (m, 1 H), 6.60 (d, 1 H, J=7.8 Hz), 7.05–7.45 (m, 15 H).

(6) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (5) above (1.0 g, 0.59 mmol) was deprotected with zinc (1.93g, 29.5 mmol) and acylated with (R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (273mg, 0.71 mmol) in the presence of EEDQ (195 mg, 0.78 mmol) to afford 405mg (42%) ofN-[(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-2-[(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinebenzyl ester as an amorphous solid.

(7) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (6) above (405 mg, 0.25 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of palladium hydroxide on carbon in EtOH (10 mL) and platinumoxide (400 mg) in EtOH/AcOH (10:1) to afford 185 mg (48%) ofN-[(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-nonanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinetriethylammonium salt as a white powder: mp 177–179° C.; IR (film) 3306,2955, 2923, 2853, 1732, 1660, 1538, 1467, 1378, 1252, 1165, 1106, 1080,960, 844, 722 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H, J=6.8 Hz),1.1–1.7 (m, 105 H), 2.2–2.75 (m, 12 H), 3.07 (q, 6 H, J=7.1 Hz), 3.2–3.5(m, 5 H), 3.85 (m, 4 H), 4.23 (d, 1 H, 10.2 Hz), 4.51 (d, 1 H, J=8.0Hz), 4.64 (br. s, 1 H), 5.18 (m, 4 H); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 173.3, 172.8,172.2, 169.6, 169.1, 101.5, 74.8, 70.9, 70.8, 69.3, 60.5, 53.2, 51.5,46.1, 41.5, 41.0, 39.2, 34.5, 34.3, 34.1, 32.0, 31.9, 29.8, 29.6, 29.4,29.3, 25.6, 25.2, 25.1, 22.7, 14.1, 8.7.

Anal. Calcd. for C₈₄H₁₆₀N₃O₁₉P: C, 65.21; H, 10.42; N, 2.72; P, 2.00.Found: C, 65.48; H, 10.32; N, 2.62; P, 2.12.

EXAMPLE 18 (B17) PREPARATION OFN-[(R)-3-OCTANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-O-[2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-OCTANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-OCTANOYLOXYTETRADEcANOYL]-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-L-SERINETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₇H₁₅CO, X═Y═O,N═M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═CO₂H, R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(5), L-serine benzylester (390 mg, 2.0 mmol) was acylated with(R)-3-octanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (815 mg, 2.2 mmol) in the presenceof EDC.MeI (745 mg, 2.5 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ to afford 1.02 g (93%) ofN-[(R)-3-octanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-L-serine benzyl ester: mp 50–51° C.;¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 6 H, J=6.8 Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m, 30 H), 2.30 (t, 2H, J=7.7 Hz), 2.51 (d, 2 H, J=5.8 Hz), 2.60 (t, 1 H, J=6.0 Hz), 3.97 (m,2 H), 4.65 (m, 1 H), 5.22 (m, 3 H), 6.61 (d, 1 H, J=6.9 Hz), 7.35 (br s,5 H).

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(2), the compoundprepared in Example 2-(1) (1.0 g, 2.02 mmol) was acylated with(R)-3-octanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (821 mg, 2.22 mmol) in the presenceof EDC Mel (720 mg, 2.4 mmol) and 4-pyrrolidinopyridine (100 mg) inCH₂Cl₂, and then deprotected in 90% aqueous AcOH (25 mL) to afford 1.35g (83%) of 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-3-O-[(R)-3-octanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.00 (s, 9 H), 0.88 (m, 8 H),1.25 (m, 26 H), 1.60 (m, 4 H), 2.30 (t, 2 H, J=7.5 Hz), 2.53 (m, 2 H),3.42 (m, 1 H), 3.53 (m, 1 H), 3.66 (m, 1 H), 3.83 (dd, 1 H, J=11.8, 4.4Hz), 3.94 (m, 2 H), 4.56 (d, 1 H, J=8.3 Hz), 4.64 (d, 1 H, J=11.8 Hz),4.77 (d, 1 H, J=11.8 Hz), 5.08 (m, 2 H), 5.30 (br. s, 1 H).

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(3), the compoundprepared in (2) above (1.30 g, 1.61 mmol) was treated with2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethyl chloroformate (425 mg, 1.77 mmol) andpyridine (0.16 mL, 1.95 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (25 mL) followed bytriethylamine (0.45 mL, 3.22 mmol), diphenyl chlorophosphate (0.50 mL,2.42 mmol) and 4-pyrrolidinopyridine (100 mg) to afford 1.42 g (71%) of2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-octanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.0 (s, 9 H), 0.88 (m, 8 H),1.1–1.7 (m, 30 H), 1.82 (s, 3 H), 1.89 (s, 3 H), 2.23 (m, 6 H), 3.37 (m,1 H), 3.65 (m, 1 H), 3.83 (m, 1 H), 3.96 (m, 1 H), 4.55 (m, 2 H), 4.83(d, 1 H, J=11.8 Hz), 5.01 (d, 1 H, J=8.2 Hz), 5.20 (m, 1 H), 7.29 (m, 10H).

(4) In the same manner as described in Example 13-(4), the compoundprepared in (3) above (1.24 g, 1.0 mmol) was deprotected with TFA (5 mL)and then treated with the Vilsmeier reagent generated from DMF (0.39 mL,5.0 mmol) and oxalyl chloride (0.22 mL, 2.5 mmol) to give 1.0 g (87%) of2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-octanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-α-D-glucopyranosylchloride as a white foam: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 6 H, J=6.7 Hz),1.25–1.55 (m, 30 H), 1.78 (s, 3 H), 1.88 (s, 3 H), 2.18 (t, 2 H, J=7.7Hz), 2.43 (m, 2 H), 4.29 (m, 4 H), 4.72 (m, 3 H), 5.09 (m, 1 H), 5.51(t, 1 H, J=9.9 Hz), 5.79 (d, 1 H, J=7.9 Hz), 6.25 (d, 1 H, J=3.5 Hz),7.29 (m, 10 H).

(5) In the same manner as described in Example 13-(5), compoundsprepared in (1) and (4) above (490 mg, 0.90 mmol, and 1.0 g, 0.86 mmol,respectively) were coupled in the presence of AgOTf (1.16 g, 4.5 mmol)to afford 0.99 g (69%) ofN-[(R)-3-octanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-octanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinebenzyl ester: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 12 H, J=6.9 Hz), 1.0–1.65 (m, 60H), 1.77 (s, 3 H), 1.85 (s, 3 H), 2.1–2.5 (m, 8 H), 3.37 (m, 1 H), 3.65(m, 1 H), 3.83 (m, 1 H), 4.27 (m, 3 H), 4.72 (m, 5 H), 5.18 (m, 4 H),5.46 (t, 1 H, J=9.8 Hz), 6.06 (m, 1 H), 6.60 (d, 1 H, J=8.0 Hz),7.05–7.45 (m, 15 H).

(6) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (5) above (0.95 g, 0.57 mmol) was deprotected with zinc(1.86 g, 28.5 mmol) and acylated with (R)-3-octanoyloxytetradecanoicacid (252 mg, 0.68 mmol) in the presence of EEDQ (185 mg, 0.75 mmol) toafford 433 mg (47%) ofN-[(R)-3-octanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-2-[(R)-3-octanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-octanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinebenzyl ester as an amorphous solid.

(7) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (6) above (433 mg, 0.27 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of palladium hydroxide on carbon (250 mg) in EtOH (10 mL) andplatinum oxide (400 mg) in EtOH/AcOH (10:1) to afford 196 mg (48%) ofN-[(R)-3-octanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-octanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-octanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinetriethylammonium salt as a white powder: mp 177–178° C.; IR (film) 3296,2956, 2923, 2853, 1732, 1645, 1546, 1466, 1378, 1315, 1170, 1082, 1056,961, 846, 722 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H, J=6.6 Hz),1.1–1.7 (m, 99 H), 2.2–2.75 (m, 12 H), 3.08 (q, 6 H, J=7.1 Hz), 3.39 (d,1 H, J=8.8 Hz), 3.6–4.0 (m, 8 H), 4.22 (q, 1 H, 10.3 Hz), 4.53 (d, 1 H,J=8.2 Hz), 4.63 (m, 1 H), 5.18 (m, 4 H), 7.04 (d, 1 H, J=8.8 Hz), 7.42(d, 1 H, J=8.0 Hz); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 176.8, 173.3, 173.2, 172.7, 172.2,169.6, 169.1, 101.5, 74.8, 70.9, 70.8, 69.3, 60.5, 53.2, 51.5, 46.2,41.5, 41.1, 39.2, 34.5, 34.3, 34.1, 34.0, 32.0, 31.8, 29.8, 29.6, 29.4,29.3, 29.2, 29.1, 25.6, 25.3, 25.2, 25.0, 22.7, 14.1, 8.7.

Anal. Calcd. for C₈₁H₁₅₄N₃O₁₉P H₂O: C, 63.87; H, 10.32; N, 2.76; P,2.03. Found: C, 63.96; H, 10.29; N, 2.69; P, 1.67.

EXAMPLE 19 (B18) PREPARATION OFN-[(R)-3-HEPTANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-O-[2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-HEPTANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-HEPTANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-L-SERINETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₆H₁₃CO, X═Y═O,N═M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═CO₂H, R₈═PO₃H₂).

(1) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(5), L-serine benzylester (390 mg, 2.0 mmol) was acylated with(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (780 mg, 2.2 mmol) in the presenceof EDC.MeI (745 mg, 2.5 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ to afford 0.97 g (91%) ofN-[(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-L-serine benzyl ester: mp 46–48° C.;¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 6 H, J=6.9 Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m, 28 H), 2.30 (t, 2H, J=7.7 Hz), 2.50 (d, 2 H, J=5.8 Hz), 2.62 (t, 1 H, J=6.0 Hz), 3.97 (m,2 H), 4.65 (m, 1 H), 5.19 (m, 3 H), 6.61 (d, 1 H, J=6.9 Hz), 7.35 (br s,5 H).

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(2), the compoundprepared in Example 2-(1) (1.0 g, 2.02 mmol) was acylated with(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (790 mg, 2.22 mmol) in the presenceof EDC.MeI (720 mg, 2.4 mmol) and 4-pyrrolidinopyridine (100 mg) inCH₂Cl₂, and then deprotected in 90% aqueous AcOH (25 mL) to afford 1.30g (81%) of 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-3-O-[(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.00 (s, 9 H), 0.88 (m, 8 H),1.25 (m, 24 H), 1.59 (m, 4 H), 2.30 (t, 2 H, J=7.5 Hz), 2.52 (m, 2 H),3.42 (m, 1 H), 3.55 (m, 1 H), 3.66 (m, 1 H), 3.83 (dd, 1 H, J=11.5, 4.2Hz), 3.94 (m, 2 H), 4.57 (d, 1 H, J=8.3 Hz), 4.64 (d, 1 H, J=12.1 Hz),4.76 (d, 1 H, J=11.9 Hz), 5.09 (m, 2 H), 5.31 (d, 1 H, J=8.7 Hz).

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(3), the compoundprepared in (2) above (1.25 g, 1.58 mmol) was treated with2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethyl chloroformate (417 mg, 1.74 mmol) andpyridine (0.15 mL, 1.91 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (25 mL) followed bytriethylamine (0.44 mL, 3.16 mmol), diphenyl chlorophosphate (0.49 mL,2.37 mmol) and 4-pyrrolidinopyridine (100 mg) to afford 1.34 g (69%) of2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.0 (s, 9 H), 0.88 (m, 8 H),1.1–1.7 (m, 28 H), 1.82 (s, 3 H), 1.89 (s, 3H), 2.35 (m, 4 H), 3.37 (m,1 H), 3.61 (m, 1 H), 3.80 (m, 1 H), 4.32 (m, 2 H), 4.63 (m, 2 H), 4.83(d, 1 H, J=12.0 Hz), 5.01 (d, 1 H, J=8.2 Hz), 5.62 (m, 2 H), 7.29 (m, 10H).

(4) In the same manner as described in Example 13-(4), the compoundprepared in (3) above (1.23 g, 1.0 mmol) was deprotected with TFA (5 mL)and then treated with the Vilsmeier reagent generated from DMF (0.39 mL,5.0 mmol) and oxalyl chloride (0.22 mL, 2.5 mmol) to give 1.0 g (87%) of2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-α-D-glucopyranosylchloride as a white foam: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 6 H, J=6.9 Hz),1.25–1.55 (m, 28 H), 1.78 (s, 3 H), 1.88 (s, 3 H), 2.18 (t, 2 H, J=7.6Hz), 2.43 (m, 2 H), 4.26 (m, 4H), 4.73 (m, 3 H), 5.09 (m, 1 H), 5.51 (t,1 H, J=10.2 Hz), 5.77 (d, 1 H, J=8.0 Hz), 6.25 (d, 1 H, J=3.3 Hz), 7.19(m, 10 H).

(5) In the same manner as described in Example 13-(5), compoundsprepared in (1) and (4) above (480 mg, 0.90 mmol, and 0.98 g, 0.86 mmol,respectively) were coupled in the presence of AgOTf (1.16 g, 4.5 mmol)to afford 1.06 g (75%) ofN-[(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinebenzyl ester: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (m, 12 H), 1.0–1.65 (m, 56 H), 1.77(s, 3 H), 1.85 (s, 3 H), 2.1–2.5 (m, 8 H), 3.38 (m, 1 H), 3.64 (m, 1 H),3.83 (m, 1 H), 4.25 (m, 3 H), 4.78 (m, 5 H), 5.16 (m, 4 H), 5.46 (t, 1H, J=9.9 Hz), 6.06 (m, 1 H), 6.60 (d, 1 H, J=7.7 Hz), 7.05–7.45 (m, 15H).

(6) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (5) above (1.0 g, 0.61 mmol) was deprotected with zinc (2.0g, 30.5 mmol) and acylated with (R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoic acid(260 mg, 0.73 mmol) in the presence of EEDQ (200 mg, 0.80 mmol) toafford 440 mg (45%) ofN-[(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-2-[(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinebenzyl ester as an amorphous solid.

(7) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (6) above (440 mg, 0.28 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of palladium hydroxide on carbon (250 mg) in EtOH (10 mL) andplatinum oxide (400 mg) in EtOH/AcOH (10:1) to afford 208 mg (51%) ofN-[(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-heptanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinetriethylammonium salt as a white powder: mp 176–177° C.; IR (film) 3307,2956, 2924, 2854, 1732, 1650, 1545, 1466, 1378, 1316, 1170, 1080, 956,841, 722 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (m, 18 H), 1.1–1.7 (m, 93 H),2.2–2.75 (m, 12 H), 3.08 (q, 6 H, J=7.2 Hz), 3.40 (d, 1 H, J=10.2 Hz),3.6–4.0 (m, 7H), 4.24 (m, 2 H), 4.52 (d, 1 H, J=8.0 Hz), 4.63 (m, 1 H),5.19 (m, 4 H), 7.04 (d, 1 H, J=8.6 Hz), 7.40 (d, 1 H, J=8.4 Hz); ¹³C NMR(CDCl₃) δ 177.1, 173.2, 173.1, 172.7, 172.3, 169.5, 168.9, 101.5, 75.074.8, 71.2, 70.9, 69.1, 60.5, 53.1, 51.4, 46.1, 41.5, 41.0, 39.2, 34.5,34.3, 34.1, 34.0, 31.9, 31.6, 31.5, 29.8, 29.6, 29.4, 29.0, 28.9, 28.8,25.6, 25.3, 25.1, 25.0, 22.7, 22.6, 14.1, 8.7.

Anal. Calcd. for C₇₈H₁₄₈N₃O₁₉P: C, 64.04; H, 10.20; N, 2.87; P, 2.12.Found: C, 63.77; H, 10.11;N, 2.85; P, 2.02.

EXAMPLE 20 (B 19) PREPARATION OF2-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]ETHYL2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-3-O-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYOXYTETRADECANOYL]-2-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁ ═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₁₃H₂₇CO, X═Y═O,N═M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₆═R₇═R₉═H, R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) 2-Amino-1-(t-butyldiphenylsilyloxy)ethane (330 mg, 1.1 mmol) and(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (500 mg, 1.1 mmol) weredissolved in CH₂Cl₂ (10 mL) and treated with powdered 4 A molecularsieves (500 mg). After 1 h EEDQ (297 mg, 1.2 mmol) was added and thereaction was stirred for 18 h, filtered through Celite® and concentratedin vacuo. The residue was chromatographed over silica gel using 15%EtOAc/hexanes to give 675 mg (92%) of a colorless solid. A portion ofthis material (500 mg, 0.68 mmol) was deprotected with TBAF (1 M in THF,1 mL, 1 mmol) in THF (5 mL) by stirring at room temperature for 2 h. Thereaction mixture was diluted with Et₂O (50 mL) and washed with brine(2×50 mL). The brine was back extracted with Et₂O (2×50 mL) and thecombined organic extracts were dried over Na₂SO₄ and concentrated invacuo to afford 338 mg (62%) of2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]ethanol as an off-whitesolid.

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(6), the compoundprepared in (1) above (338 mg, 0.68 mmol) and the compound prepared inExample 2-(4) (786 mg, 0.61 mmol) were coupled in the presence ofmercury cyamide (770 mg, 3.05 mmol) to give 245 mg (24%) of2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]ethyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyoxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 12 H, J=6.9 Hz),1.1–1.8 (m, 84 H), 1.81 (s, 3 H), 1.89 (s, 3 H), 2.15–2.55 (m, 8 H),3.25 (m, 1 H), 3.47 (m, 2 H), 3.67 (m, 1 H), 3.83 (m, 2 H), 4.28 (dd, 1H, J=12.2, 4.9 Hz), 4.36 (d, 1 H, J=11.0 Hz), 4.68 (m, 2 H), 4.78 (d, 1H, J=11.6 Hz), 4.94 (d, 1 H, J=11.6 Hz), 5.16 (m, 2 H), 5.53 (t, 1 H,J=10.0 Hz), 6.06 (d, 1 H, J=4.9 Hz), 6.19 (m, 1 H), 7.25 (m, 10 H).

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (2) above (500 mg, 0.29 mmol) was deprotected with zinc (980mg, 15 mmol) and then acylated with (R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoicacid (155 mg, 0.34 mmol) in the presence of EEDQ (110 mg, 0.44 mmol) togive 315 mg (62%) of 2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]ethyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyoxytetradecanoyl]-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyoxytetradecanoylamino]-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid.

(4) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (3) above (200 mg, 0.113 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of platinum oxide (100 mg) to give 142 mg (76%) of2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]ethyl2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyoxytetradecanoyl]-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyoxytetradecanoylamino]-β-D-glucopyranosidetriethylammonium salt as a white solid: mp 175–176° C.; IR (film) 3285,3098, 2955, 2919, 2851, 1731, 1659, 1642, 1556, 1468, 1379, 1250, 1228,1174, 1110, 1083, 1046, 962, 857 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (t,18 H, J=6.0 Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m, 135 H), 2.2–2.7 (m, 15 H), 3.06 (q, 6 H,J=7.1 Hz), 3.2–4.1 (m, 8 H), 4.21 (q, 1 H, J=9.9 Hz), 4.51 (d, 1 H,J=8.2 Hz), 5.05–5.25 (m, 4 H), 7.33 (d, 1 H, J=8.5 Hz), 7.50 (br t, 1 H,J=4.8 Hz); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 173.7, 173.3, 170.6, 170.3, 169.9, 100.9,75.8, 73.0, 71.3, 71.1, 70.9, 70.6, 68.3, 60.6, 55.1, 45.7, 41.6, 41.2,39.5, 34.6, 34.5, 34.4, 32.0, 29.8, 29.4, 29.3, 25.4, 25.1, 22.7, 14.2,8.6.

Anal. Calcd. for C₉₈H₁₉₀N₃O₁₇P.2 H₂O: C, 67.28; H, 11.18; N, 2.40; P,1.77. Found: C, 67.01; H, 11.18; N, 2.15; P, 2.01.

EXAMPLE 21 (B20) PREPARATION OF2-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]ETHYL2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-3-O-[(R)-3-DECANOYOXYTETRADECANOYL]-2-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₉H₁₉CO, X═Y═O,N═M═P═Q═0, R₄═R₅═R₆═R₇═R₉═H, R₈═PO₃H₂).

(1) In the same manner as described in Example 20-(1),2-amino-1-(t-butyldiphenylsilyloxy)ethane (450 mg, 1.5 mmol) wasacylated with (R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (600 mg, 1.5 mmol) inthe presence of EDC.MeI (594 mg, 2.0 mmol) and then deprotected withTBAF (1.0 M in THF, 2.5 mL, 2.5 mmol) in THF (10 mL) to afford 488 mg(81%) of 2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]ethanol as an off-whitesolid.

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 13-(5), the compoundprepared in (1) above (385 g, 0.87 mmol) and the compound prepared inExample 15-(4) (1.05 g, 0.87 mmol) were coupled in the presence of AgOTf(560 mg, 2.2 mmol) to give 1.04 g (74%) of2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]ethyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyoxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 12 H, J=6.9 Hz),1.1–1.6 (m, 68 H), 1.78 (s, 3 H), 1.88 (s, 3 H), 2.18 (t, 2 H, J=7.7Hz), 2.44 (m, 2 H), 4.34 (m, 5 H), 4.72 (m, 2 H), 4.83 (q, 1 H, J=9.3Hz), 5.09 (m, 1 H), 5.51 (t, 1 H, J=10.2 Hz), 5.79 (d, 1 H, J=8.0 Hz),6.26 (d, 1 H, J=3.4 Hz), 7.31 (m, 10 H).

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (2) above (700 mg, 0.44 mmol) was deprotected with zinc(1.42 g, 21.7 mmol) and then acylated with(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (190 mg, 0.48 mmol) in the presenceof EEDQ (148 mg, 0.6 mmol) to give 432 mg (62%) of2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]ethyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyoxytetradecanoyl]-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid.

(4) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (3) above (400 mg, 0.25 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of platinum oxide (200 mg) to give 200 mg (52%) of2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]ethyl2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyoxytetradecanoyl]-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-β-D-glucopyranosidetriethylammonium salt as a white solid: mp 165–166° C.; IR (film) 3289,3094, 2956, 2922, 2853, 1732, 1658, 1644, 1556, 1467, 1379, 1247, 1164,1107, 1081, 1048 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H, J=6.9 Hz),1.1–1.7 (m, 111 H), 2.2–2.7 (m, 15 H), 3.05 (q, 6 H, J=7.1 Hz), 3.2–3.85(m, 9 H), 4.52 (d, 1 H, J=8.2 Hz), 5.05–5.25 (m, 4 H), 7.21 (d, 1 H,J=8.5 Hz), 7.42 (br t, 1 H); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 173.8, 173.3, 170.7,170.3, 170.0, 100.9, 75.6, 73.0, 71.3, 70.9, 70.6, 68.3, 60.7, 55.0,45.8, 41.6, 41.2, 39.5, 34.5, 34.4, 34.1, 31.9, 29.8, 29.6, 29.5, 29.4,25.4, 25.1, 22.7, 14.2, 8.6.

Anal. Calcd. for C₈₆H₁₆₆N₃O₁₇P H₂O: C, 66.08; H, 10.83; N, 2.69; P,1.98. Found: C, 65.80; H, 10.63; N, 2.63; P, 2.04.

EXAMPLE 22 (B21) PREPARATION OF3-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]PROPYL2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-3-O-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYOXYTETRADECANOYL]-2-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO])-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₁₃H₂₇CO, X═Y═O, N=1,M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₆═R₇═R₉═H, R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) In the same manner as described in Example 20-(1),3-amino-1-(t-butyldiphenylsilyloxy)propane (470 mg, 1.5 mmol) wasacylated with (R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (680 mg, 1.5mmol) in the presence of EDC MeI (595 mg, 2.0 mmol) and then deprotectedwith TBAF (1.0 M in THF, 2.0 mL, 2.0 mmol) in THF (10 mL) to afford 698mg (91%) of 3-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-1-propanol asan off-white solid.

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 13-(4), the compoundprepared in Example 2-(3) (7.9 g, 5.88 mmol) was deprotected with TFA(10 mL) and then treated with the Vilsmeier reagent generated from DMF(1.8 mL, 23.5 mmol) and oxalyl chloride (1.03 mL, 11.76 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂(60 mL) to give 6.32 g (85%) of2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-α-D-glucopyranosylchloride as a white foam: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 6 H, J=6.8 Hz),1.2–1.55 (m, 42 H), 1.78 (s, 3 H), 1.88 (s, 3 H), 2.18 (t, 2 H, J=7.5Hz), 2.43 (m, 2 H), 4.31 (m, 4 H), 4.68 (d, 1 H, J=11.9 Hz), 4.74 (d, 1H, J=11.9 Hz), 4.83 (q, 1 H, J=9.3 Hz), 5.09 (m, 1 H), 5.51 (t, 1 H,J=9.7 Hz), 5.78 (d, 1 H, J=8.0 Hz), 6.26 (d, 1 H, J=3.4 Hz), 7.31 (m, 10H).

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 13-(5), the compoundprepared in (1) above (613 mg, 1.2 mmol) and the compound prepared in(2) above (1.5 g, 1.2 mmol) were coupled in the presence of AgOTf (642mg, 2.5 mmol) to give 1.43 g (68%) of3-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyoxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 12 H, J=6.9 Hz),1.1–1.8 (m, 86 H), 1.82 (s, 3 H), 1.89 (s, 3 H), 2.20 (t, 2 H, J=7.6Hz), 2.29 (t, 2 H, J=7.7 Hz), 2.44 (m, 4 H), 3.21 (m, 1 H), 3.42 (m, 1H), 3.54 (m, 2 H), 3.80 (m, 1 H), 3.94 (m, 1 H), 4.28 (dd, 1 H, J=12.3,5.2 Hz), 4.38 (d, 1 H, J=10.8 Hz), 4.70 (m, 3 H), 4.81 (d, 1 H, J=8.2Hz), 5.14 (m, 2 H), 5.47 (t, 1 H, J=9.6 Hz), 6.13 (d, 1 H, J=7.6 Hz),6.22 (br. s, 1 H), 7.25 (m, 10 H).

(4) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (3) above (700 mg, 0.40 mmol) was deprotected with zinc(1.32 g, 20.1 mmol) and then acylated with(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (200 mg, 0.44 mmol) in thepresence of EEDQ (125 mg, 0.5 mmol) to give 435 mg (60%) of3-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyoxytetradecanoyl]-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino])-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid.

(5) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (4) above (400 mg, 0.22 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of platinum oxide (200 mg) to give 170 mg (45%) of3-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyoxytetradecanoyl]-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylaminol)-β-D-glucopyranosidetriethylammonium salt as a white solid: mp 171–172° C.; IR (film) 3288,3094, 2955, 2919, 2850,1731, 1658,1344, 1556, 1468, 1378, 1320, 1251,1226, 1172, 1106, 1083, 1044 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H,J=6.0 Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m, 135 H), 2.2–2.7 (m, 15 H), 3.06 (q, 6 H, J=7.1Hz), 3.2–4.1 (m, 8 H), 4.21 (q, 1 H, J=9.9 Hz), 4.51 (d, 1 H, J=8.3 Hz),5.05–5.25 (m, 4 H), 7.23 (t, 1 H, J=5.3 Hz), 7.33 (d, 1 H, J=8.6 Hz);¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 173.5, 173.4, 170.6, 170.2, 169.9, 100.6, 75.8, 71.5,70.9, 70.5, 66.8, 60.4, 55.3, 45.6, 41.4, 39.4, 36.3, 34.6, 34.5, 34.2,31.9, 29.7, 29.4, 29.3, 29.1, 25.4, 25.1, 22.7, 14.1, 8.5.

Anal. Calcd. for C₉₉H₁₉₂N₃O₁₇P 2 H₂O: C, 67.42; H, 11.20; N, 2.38; P,1.76. Found: C, 66.97; H, 11.01; N, 2.38; P, 1.95.

EXAMPLE 23 (B22) PREPARATION OF4-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]BUTYL2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-3-O-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYOXYTETRADECANOYL]-2-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO])-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT(COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₁₃H₂₇CO, X═Y═O, N=2,M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₆═R₇═R₉═H, R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) In the same manner as described in Example 20-(1),4-amino-1-(t-butyldiphenylsilyloxy)butane (500 mg, 1.53 mmol) wasacylated with (R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (695 mg, 1.53mmol) in the presence of EDC-MeI (595 mg, 2.0 mmol) and then deprotectedwith TBAF (1.0 M in THF, 2.5 mL, 2.5 mmol) in THF (15 mL) to afford 651mg (81%) of 4-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-1-butanol as anoff-white solid.

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 13-(5), the compoundprepared in (1) above (650 mg, 1.25 mmol) and the compound prepared inExample 22-(2) (1.6 g, 1.25 mmol) were coupled in the presence of AgOTf(1.16 g, 4.5 mmol) to give 1.65 g (75%) of4-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]butyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyoxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 12 H, J=6.9 Hz),1.1–1.8 (m, 88 H), 1.82 (s, 3 H), 1.89 (s, 3 H), 2.15–2.55 (m, 8 H),3.24 (m, 2H), 3.50 (m, 2 H), 3.83 (m, 2 H), 4.27 (dd, 1 H, J=12.1, 3.8Hz), 4.32 (d, 1 H, J=11.5 Hz), 4.66 (m, 2 H), 4.78 (d, 1 H, J=12.1 Hz),4.89 (d, 1 H, J=8.0 Hz), 5.15 (m, 2 H), 5.54 (t, 1 H, J=9.7 Hz), 5.95(m, 2 H), 7.25 (m, 10H).

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (2) above (700 mg, 0.39 mmol) was deprotected with zinc(1.30 g, 19.8 mmol) and then acylated with(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (195 mg, 0.43 mmol) in thepresence of EEDQ (125 mg, 0.5 mmol) to give 421 mg (60%) of4-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]butyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyoxytetradecanoyl]-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino])-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid.

(4) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (3) above (400 mg, 0.22 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of platinum oxide (200 mg) to give 212 mg (55%) of4-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]butyl2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyoxytetradecanoyl]-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino])-β-D-glucopyranosidetriethylammonium salt as a white solid: mp 171–172° C.; IR (film) 3298,2955, 2920, 2851, 1732, 1645, 1550, 1467, 1378, 1181, 1107, 1083, 1044,721 cm⁻¹; ¹ H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H, J=6.9 Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m,135 H), 2.2–2.7 (m, 19 H), 3.05 (q, 6 H, J=7.1 Hz), 3.18 (m, 2 H),3.3–3.5 (m, 6 H), 3.78 (m, 3 H), 3.97 (d, 1 H, J=12.5 Hz), 4.23 (q, 1 H,J=10.0 Hz), 4.50 (d, 1 H, J=8.5 Hz), 5.13 (m, 4 H), 7.12 (d, 1 H, J=9.1Hz); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 173.9, 173.4, 173.3, 170.8, 169.9, 169.8, 101.0,75.6, 73.2, 71.4, 71.1, 70.6, 68.9, 60.7, 54.8, 45.9, 41.5, 39.6, 38.9,34.6, 34.3, 32.0, 29.8, 29.5, 29.0, 28.9, 26.3, 25.4, 25.1, 22.7, 14.2,8.7.

Anal. Calcd. for C₁₀₀H₁₉₄N₃O₁₇P.H₂O: C, 68.26; H, 11.23; N, 2.39; P,1.76. Found: C, 68.21; H, 11.03; N, 2.26; P, 1.73.

EXAMPLE 24 (B23) PREPARATION OF4-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]HEXYL2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-3-O-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYOXYTETRADECANOYL]-2-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₁₃H₂₇CO, X═Y═O, N=4,M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₆═R₇═R₉ ═H, R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) In the same manner as described in Example 20-(1),6-amino-1-(t-butyldiphenylsilyloxy)hexane (1.48 g, 4.15 mmol) wasacylated with (R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (2.07 g, 4.56mmol) in the presence of EDC-MeI (1.35 g, 4.56 mmol) and thendeprotected with TBAF (1.0 M in THF, 1.53 mL, 1.53 mmol) in THF (46 mL)to afford 700 mg (30%) of6-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-1-hexanol as an off-whitesolid.

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 13-(5), the compoundprepared in (1) above (689 mg, 1.20 mmol) and the compound prepared inExample 22-(2) (1.25 g, 1.00 mmol) were coupled in the presence of AgOTf(1.28 g, 5.0 mmol) to give 1.59 g (94%) of4-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]hexyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyoxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 12 H, J=6.6 Hz),1.1–1.8 (m, 92 H), 1.82 (s, 3 H), 1.89 (s, 3 H), 2.22 (t, 2 H, J=7.6Hz), 2.29 (t, 2 H, J=7.4 Hz), 2.45 (m, ⁻4 H), 3.22 (m, 1 H), 3.46 (m, 2H), 3.83 (m, 2 H), 3.94 (m, 1 H), 4.31 (m, 2 H), 4.64 (m, 2 H), 4.83 (d,1 H, J=12.1 Hz), 4.97 (d, 1 H, J=7.8 Hz), 5.17 (m, 2 H), 5.59 (t, 1 H,J=8.8 Hz), 5.75 (m, 1 H), 5.84 (d, 1 H, J=7.6 Hz), 7.25 (m, 10 H).

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (2) above (1.57 g, 0.88 mmol) was deprotected with zinc(2.88 g, 44.1 mmol) and then acylated with(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (481 mg, 1.06 mmol) in thepresence of EEDQ (327 mg, 1.32 mmol) to give 1.57 g (97%) of4-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]hexyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyoxytetradecanoyl]-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino])-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid.

(4) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (3) above (1.57 g, 0.85 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of platinum oxide (157 mg) to give 130 mg (10%) of4-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]hexyl2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyoxytetradecanoyl]-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-β-D-glucopyranosidetriethylammonium salt as a white solid: mp 150–152° C.; IR (film) 3284,3099, 2954, 2920, 2851, 1731, 1657, 1637, 1557, 1467, 1418, 1378, 1320,1249, 1179, 1108, 1083, 1044, 856, 721 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.89(t, 18 H, J=6.6 Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m, 135 H), 2.2–2.7 (m, 23 H), 3.05 (q, 6H, J=7.1 Hz), 3.18 (m, 2 H), 3.39 (d, 1 H, J=8.2 Hz), 3.49 (q, 1 H,J=7.5 Hz), 3.82 (m, 2 H), 3.99 (d, 1 H, J=11.9 Hz), 4.25 (q, 1 H, J=8.9Hz), 4.59 (m, 2 H), 5.18 (m, 4 H); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 173.7, 173.3,170.6, 169.7, 169.4, 100.6, 75.5, 73.1, 71.3, 70.9, 70.6, 69.2, 60.6,55.2, 45.8, 41.7, 41.4, 39.5, 39.4, 34.6, 34.3, 34.2, 34.1, 31.9, 29.7,29.4, 29.2, 26.5, 25.5, 25.3, 25.1, 22.7, 14.1, 8.6.

Anal. Calcd. for C₁₀₂H₁₉₈N₃O₁₇P.H₂O: C, 68.53; H, 11.28; N, 2.33; P,1.73. Found: C, 68.63; H, 11.12; N, 2.26; P, 1.66.

EXAMPLE 25 (B24) PREPARATION OFN-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-TETPADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-L-SEPINAMIDETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃═N—C₁₃H₂₇CO, X═Y═O,N═M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═CONH₂, R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) A suspension of L-serinamide hydrochloride (0.157 g, 1.18 mmol) and(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (0.61 g, 1.34 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂(6 mL) was treated with triethylamine (0.18 mL, 1.3 mmol) and theresulting solution was stirred with 4 Å molecular sieves for 30 min.EEDQ (0.437 g, 1.77 mmol) was then added and the mixture was stirred for16 h at room temperature. The product that precipitated was collectedand washed with CH₂Cl₂ (2×25 mL) to give 0.455 g (71%) ofN-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-L-serinamide as a colorlesspowder: mp 126–130° C.; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 6H, J=˜7 Hz), 1.15–1.7(m, 42 H), 2.31 (t, 2 H, J=7.5 Hz), 2.51 (d, 2 H, J=6.3 Hz), 3.56 (br s,1 H), 3.65 (dd, 1 H, J=11.2, 5.5 Hz), 3.86 (dd, 1 H, J=11.2, 4.5 Hz),4.21 (s, 2 H), 4.40 (m, 1 H), 5.22 (m, 1 H).

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(6), the compoundprepared in (1) above (0.23 g, 0.246 mmol) and the compound prepared inExample 2-(4) (0.961 g, 0.745 mmol) were coupled in the presence ofmercury cyamide (0.43 g, 1.7 mmol) to give 0.527 g (71%) ofN-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2,-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinamideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 12 H, J=˜7 H), 1.0–1.7(m, 84 H), 1.80 and 1.89 (2s, 6 H), 2.21 (t, 2 H, J=7.5 Hz), 2.30 (t, 2H, J=7.5 Hz), 2.37 (m, 2 H), 2.47 (m, 2 H), 3.54 (m, 1 H), 3.68 (dd, 1H, J=8, J=11 Hz), 3.86 (br d, 1 H, J=11 Hz), 4.16 (dd, 1 H, J=11, 4 Hz),4.24 (dd, 1 H, J=12, 4.3 Hz), 4.40 (d, 1 H, J=12 Hz), 4.6–4.8 (m, 4 H),5.00 (d, 1 H, J=8 Hz), 5.1–5.25 (m, 2 H), 5.4–5.55 (m, 2 H), 5.84 (br s,1 H), 6.61 (br s, 2 H), 7.1–7.35 (m, 10 H).

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (2) above (0.44 g, 0.254 mmol) was deprotected with zinc(0.83 g, 13 mmol) and then acylated with(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (0.14 g, 0.31 mmol) in thepresence of EEDQ (0.095 g, 0.38 mmol) to give 0.271 g (59%) ofN-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinamideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H, J=˜6.5 Hz),1.0–1.7 (m, 126 H), 2.03 (br s, 1 H), 2.15–2.55 (m, 12 H), 3.5–4.05 (m,5 H), 4.14 (dd, 1 H, J=10, 3.5 Hz), 4.5–4.65 (m, 2 H), 4.68 (d, 1 H,J=8.1 Hz), 5.05–5.25 (m, 3 H), 5.31 (t, 1 H, J=10 Hz), 5.58 (br s, 1 H),6.31 (d, 1 H, J=8 Hz), 6.85–6.95 (m, 2 H), 7.1–7.4 (m, 10 H).

(4) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (3) above (0.25 g, 0.14 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of platinum oxide (0.125 g) to give 0.195 (80%) ofN-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinamidetriethylammonium salt as a colorless solid: mp 190–191° C. (dec); IR(film) 3418, 3293, 2921, 2850, 1732, 1717, 1651, 1636, 1557, 1540, 1458,1165, 1033 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H, J=˜7 Hz), 1.0–1.7(m, 135 H), 2.2–2.7 (m, 12 H), 3.05 (q, 6 H, J=7.2 Hz), 3.2–3.45 (m),3.5–4.15 (m, 5 H), 4.21 (q, 1 H, J=˜10 Hz), 4.53 (d, 1 H, J=8.1 Hz),4.58 (m, 1 H), 5.0–5.3 (m, 4 H), 7.25 (d, 1 H, J=8.4 Hz), 7.40 (d, 1 H,J=7.2 Hz); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 173.7, 173.5, 172.5, 170.7, 170.5,170.4, 101.4, 75.5, 73.4, 71.1, 70.9, 70.2, 68.6, 60.0, 53.9, 52.2,45.6, 41.2, 41.0, 38.9, 34.4, 34.2, 31.8, 29.6, 29.5, 29.3, 29.1, 25.2,24.9, 22.6, 14.0, 8.3.

Anal. Calcd for C₉₉H₁₉₁N₄O₁₈P.2.5 H₂O: C, 66.00; H, 10.97; N, 3.11; P,1.72. Found: C, 66.04; H, 10.99; N, 3.03; P, 1.95.

EXAMPLE 26 (B25) PREPARATION OFN-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-O-[2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-L-SERINAMIDETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C ₉H₁₉CO, X═Y═O,N═M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═CONH₂, R₈═PO₃H₂).

(1) In the same manner as described in Example 25-(1), L-serinamidehydrochloride (169 mg, 1.2 mmol) was acylated with(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (478 mg, 1.2 mmol) in the presenceof EEDQ (371 mg, 1.5 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ to afford 428 mg (74%) ofN-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-L-serinamide as a white solid: ¹H NMR(CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 6 H), 1.1–1.7 (m, 34 H), 2.33 (t, 2 H, J=7.5 Hz),2.54 (d, 2 H, J=6.6 Hz), 3.35 (s, 2 H), 3.72 (dd, 1 H, J=11.0, 5.2 Hz),3.84 (dd, 1 H, J=11.3, 5.0 Hz), 4.20 (t, 1 H, J=5.1 Hz), 5.26 (t, 1 H,J=6.4 Hz).

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 13-(5), the compoundprepared in (1) above (410 mg, 0.85 mmol) and the compound prepared inExample 15-(4) (1.05 g, 0.87 mmol) were coupled in the presence of AgOTf(560 mg, 2.2 mmol) to afford 780 g (56%) ofN-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinamideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 12 H), 1.1–1.6 (m, 68H), 1.80 (s, 3 H), 1.89 (s, 3 H), 2.30 (m, 8 H), 3.53 (m, 1 H), 3.68 (m,1 H), 3.85 (br. d, 1 H, J=9.4 Hz), 4.15 (dd, 1 H, J=10.8, 3.7 Hz), 4.24(dd, 1 H, J=12.3, 4.6 Hz), 4.40 (d, 1 H, J=10.8), 4.65 (m, 4 H), 5.00(d, 1 H, J=8.2 Hz), 5.18 (m, 2 H), 5.46 (m, 2 H), 5.83 (m, 1 H), 6.60(m, 2 H), 7.30 (m, 10 H).

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (2) above (600 mg, 0.36 mmol) was deprotected with zinc(1.19 g, 18.2 mmol) and acylated with (R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoicacid (160 mg, 0.4 mmol) in the presence of EEDQ (124 mg, 0.50 mmol) toafford 371 mg (62%) ofN-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinamideas an amorphous solid.

(4) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (3) above (330 mg, 0.20 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of platinum oxide (200 mg) to afford 120 mg (44%) ofN-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinamidetriethylammonium salt as a white powder: mp 187–189° C.; IR (film) 3419,3286, 3220, 3098, 2955, 2922, 2852, 1732, 1680, 1662, 1644, 1559, 1467,1247, 1167, 1107, 1080, 1051, 965, 913 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.89(t, 18 H, J=7.0 Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m, 111 H), 2.2–2.7 (m, 12 H), 3.07 (q, 6H, J=7.1 Hz), 3.68 (m, 1 H), 3.87 (m, 1 H), 4.09 (dd, 1 H, J=10.8, 3.6Hz), 4.22 (m, 1 H), 4.53 (d, 1 H, J=8.2 Hz), 4.58 (m, 1 H), 5.13 (m, 3H), 5.28 (m, 1 H), 7.53 (d, 1 H, J=9.0 Hz), 7.56 (d, 1 H, J=7.7 Hz); ¹³CNMR (CDCl₃) δ 173.5, 173.2, 170.2, 169.8, 102.3, 75.7, 73.5, 71.3, 70.7,70.1, 68.8, 60.8, 53.9, 51.7, 45.8, 41.5, 41.1, 39.1, 34.6, 34.5, 34.2,32.0, 29.7, 29.6, 29.5, 29.4, 25.7, 25.4, 25.1, 22.7, 14.1, 8.6.

Anal. Calcd. for C₈₇H₁₆₇N₄O₁₈P H₂O: C, 65.05; H, 10.60; N, 3.49; P,1.93. Found: C, 65.06; H, 10.40; N, 3.31; P, 2.00.

EXAMPLE 27 (B26) PREPARATION OFN-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-O-[2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-1-SERINEMETHYL ESTER TIETHYLAMMONIUN SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₁₃ H₂₇CO,X═Y═O, N═M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═CO₂ME, R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) A solution of the compound prepared in Example 12-(2) (0.290 g,0.157 mmol) in THF (20 mL) was hydrogenated in the presence of 5%palladium on carbon (50 mg) at room temperature and atmospheric pressurefor 3 h. The catalyst was removed by filtration and the filtrateconcentrated. A solution of the residue in CHCl₃ (5 mL) at 0° C. wastreated with a solution of diazomethane (0.5 mmol) in ether (5 mL) andthen stirred for 30 min at 0° C. AcOH (0.5 mL) was added and theresulting colorless solution was diluted with ether (50 mL), washed withsaturated aqueous NaHCO₃ (25 mL), dried (Na₂SO₄) and concentrated. Flashchromatography on silica gel (gradient elution, 20→25% EtOAcs-hexanes)afforded 0.199 g (72%) ofN-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichoro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinemethyl ester as an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 12 H,J=6.5 Hz), 1.1–1.75 (m, 84 H), 1.81 and 1.89 (2s, 6 H), 2.36 (t, 2 H,J=7.5 Hz), 2.25–2.6 (m, 6 H), 3.48 (q, 1 H, J=˜8 Hz), 3.7–3.9 (m, 5 H),4.2–4.4 (m, 3 H), 4.6–4.85 (m, 4 H), 4.88 (d, 1 H, J=7.8 Hz), 5.03–5.22(m, 2 H), 5.49 (t, 1 H, J=9.5 Hz), 6.21 (br s, 1 H), 6.59 (d, 1 H, J=7.8Hz), 7.1–7.4 (m, 10 H).

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (1) above (0.195 g, 0.111 mmol) was deprotected with zinc(0.36 g, 5.5 mmol) and acylated with (R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoicacid (0.060 g, 0.13 mmol) in the presence of EEDQ (0.041 g, 0.17 mmol)to give 0.138 g (69%) ofN-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[(R)-4-O-diphenylphosphono-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinemethyl ester as an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H,J=˜6.5 Hz), 1.0–1.75 (m, 126 H), 2.15–2.45 (m, 10H), 2.52 (dd, 1 H,J=14.7, 6 Hz), 2.66 (dd, 1 H, J=14.7, 6 Hz), 3.35 (br s, 1 H), 3.4–3.8(m, 7 H), 3.88 (dd, 1 H, J=11 Hz), 4.18 (dd, 1 H, J=11 Hz), 4.6–4.75 (m,2 H), 5.03 (d, 1 H, J=7.8 Hz), 5.1–5.25 (m, 3 H), 5.50 (t, 1 H, J=˜9.5Hz), 6.50 (d, 1 H, J=7.2 Hz), 6.97 (d, 1 H, J=7.8 Hz), 7.1–7.4 (m, 10H).

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (2) above (0.100 g, 0.055 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of platinum oxide (50 mg) to give 0.055 g (57%) ofN-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinemethyl ester triethylammonium salt as a colorless solid: mp 142–143° C.(dec); IR (film) 3289, 2955, 2921, 2852, 1733, 1718, 1699, 1652, 1558,1540, 1521, 1506, 1469, 1457, 1375, 1360, 1259 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR(CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H, J=˜6.5 Hz), 1.0–1.7 (m, 135 H), 2.2–2.7(m, 12 H), 3.05 (q, 6 H, J=7.5 Hz), 3.31 (d, 1 H, J=9.3 Hz), 3.37 (s, 1H), 3.55–3.9 (m, 10 H), 3.97 (d, 1 H, J=12 Hz), 4.1–4.25 (m, 2 H),4.55–4.65 (m, 2 H), 5.05–5.25 (m, 3 H), 7.23 (d, 1 H, J=8.1 Hz), 7.47(d, 1 H, J=7.2 Hz); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 173.6, 173.4, 170.5, 170.4, 170.1,100.7, 75.9, 72.8, 71.2, 70.8, 70.6, 68.5, 60.3, 55.3, 52.7, 52.4, 47.7,41.5, 40.9, 39.7, 34.6, 34.5, 34.3. 32.0, 29.8, 29.4, 25.4, 25.1, 22.7,14.2, 8.5.

Anal. Calcd for C₁₀₀H₁₉₂N₃O₁₉P.H₂O: C, 67.11; H, 10.93; N, 2.35; P,1.73. Found: C, 66.91; H, 10.93; N, 2.31; P, 2.11.

EXAMPLE 28 (B27) PREPARATION OFN-(CARBOXYMETHYL)-N-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-2-AMINOETHYL2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOPHONO-2-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-β-d-GLUCOPYRANOSIDETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₁₃H₂₇CO, X═Y═O,N═M═P=0, R₄═R₅═R₆═R₉═H, R₇═CO₂H, Q=1, R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(5),N-(2-hydroxyethyl)glycine t-butyl ester (0.25 g, 1.43 mmol) was acylatedwith (R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (0.714 g, 1.57 mmol) inthe presence of EDC-Mel (0.466 g, 1.57 mmol) to give 0.46 g (51%) ofN-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]glycinet-butyl ester as an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 6 H,J=˜6.5 Hz), 1.15–1.7 (m, 51 H), 2.26 (t, 2 H, J=7.5 Hz), 2.60 (dd, 1 H,J=6.5, 15 Hz), 2.86 (dd, 1 H, J=6.7, 15 Hz), 3.40–4.15 (m, 7 H), 5.25(m, 1H).

(2) In the same manner as described in 13-(5), the compound prepared in(1) above (0.21 g, 0.334 mmol) and the compound prepared in Example22-(2) (0.458 g, 0.368 mmol) were coupled in the presence of AgOTf(0.688 g, 2.68 mmol) to give 0.39 g (64%) ofN-(t-butyloxycarbonylmethyl)-N-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-aminoethyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 12 H, J=˜6.5 Hz),1.0–1.95 (m, 99 H), 2.1–2.6 (m, 7 H), 2.84 (dd, 1 H, J=5, 15 Hz),3.2–4.15 (m, 8 H), 4.15–4.45 (m, 2 H), 4.55–4.9 (m, 3 H), 5.00 (d, 1 H,J=8 Hz), 5.13 (m, 2 H), 5.4–5.65 (m, 1 H), 6.16 (d, 1 H, J=7 Hz),7.05–7.4 (m, 10 H).

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (2) above (0.339 g, 0.185 mmol) was deprotected with zinc(0.36 g, 5.54 mmol) and then acylated with(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (0.100 g, 0.221 mmol) in thepresence of EEDQ (0.068 g, 0.276 mmol) to give 0.25 g (71%) ofN-(t-butyloxycarbonylmethyl)-N-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-aminoethyl2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosideas a colorless solid.

(4) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (3) above (0.25 g, 0.131 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of platinum oxide (125 mg) in 9:1 THF-AcOH (15 mL). The crudehydrogenolysis product was dissolved in CH₂Cl₂ (1 mL), cooled to OC, andtreated dropwise with TFA (0.5 mL). After stirring for 2 h at 0° C., thereaction mixture was concentrated and residual TFA was removed byazeotroping with toluene. The resulting residue (0.23 g) was dissolvedin 1% aqueous triethylamine (12 mL) and lyophilized. Flashchromatography on silica gel withchloroform-methanol-water-triethylamine (91:8:0.5:0.5→85:15:0.5:0.5,gradient elution) and further purification by means of acidic extractionas described in Example 2-(8) and lyophilization from 1% aqueoustriethylamine (6 mL) afforded 99 mg (43%) ofN-(carboxymethyl)-N-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-aminoethyl2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosidetriethylammonium salt as colorless solid: mp 162–163° C. (dec); IR(film) 3286, 2922, 2852, 1732, 1651, 1556, 1455, 1434, 1378, 1260, 1088,801 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H, J=6.5 Hz), 1.0–1.75 (m, 135H), 2.2–3.0 (m, 14 H), 3.04 (q, 6 H, J=7.2 Hz), 3.25–3.8 (m, 5 H),3.85–4.3 (m, 5 H), 4.55 (d, 1 H, J=7.5 Hz), 4.68 (d, 1 H, J=8.1 Hz),5.05–5.35 (m, 4 H).

Anal. Calcd for C₁₀₀H₁₉₂N₃O₁₉P.3 H₂O: C, 65.79; H, 10.60; N, 2.30; P,1.70. Found: C, 65.82; H, 10.44; N, 2.40; P, 1.79.

EXAMPLE 29 (B28) PREPARATION OFN-CARBOXYMETHYL-N-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-3-AMINOPROPYL2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO])-3-O-[(R)-3-DECANOYOXYTETRADECANOYL]-β-d-GLUCOPYRANOSIDETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃═N—C₉H₁₉CO, X═Y═O, N=1,M═P=0, R₄═R₅═R₆═R₉═H, R₇═CO₂H, Q=1, R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(5),N-(3-hydroxypropyl)glycine benzyl ester (450 mg, 2.0 mmol) was acylatedwith (R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (1.0 g, 2.5 mmol) in thepresence of EDC-MeI (900 mg, 3.0 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ to afford 0.76 g (63%)of N-(3-hydroxypropyl)-N-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]glycine benzylester as a colorless oil: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) (1:1 mixture of rotomers) δ0.88 (t, 6 H, J=6.6 Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m, 35 H), 1.78 (m, 1 H), 2.26 (q, 2 H,J=7.6 Hz), 2.37 and 2.54 (2 dd, 1 H, J=14.9, 6.9 Hz), 2.60 and 2.89 (2dd, 1 H, J=14.8, 6.0 Hz), 3.51 (m, 4 H), 3.70 (m, 1 H), 3.95–4.25 (m, 2H), 5.1–5.25 (m, 3 H), 7.35 (m, 5 H).

(2) In the same manner as described in Example 13-(5), the compoundprepared in (1) above (500 mg, 0.83 mmol), and the compound prepared inExample 15-(4) (1.0 g, 0.83 mmol) were coupled in the presence of AgOTf(1.07 g, 4.15 mmol) to afford 1.27 g (72%) ofN-(benzyloxycarbonylmethyl)-N-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-3-aminopropyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyoxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-β-D-glucopyranosidebenzyl ester: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) (2:1 mixture of rotomers) δ 0.88 (t, 12 H,J=6.9 Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m, 69 H), 1.80 (s, 3 H), 1.88 (s, 3 H), 2.1–2.6 (m,11 H), 2.81 (dd, 1 H, J=14.8, 6.2 Hz), 3.37 (m, 1 H), 3.52 (m, 2 H),3.76 (m, 1 H), 3.87 (m, 1 H), 4.05 (m, 2 H), 4.28 (m, 3 H), 4.62 (m, 3H), 4.77 (m, 1 H), 4.93 (d, 1 H, J=8.2 Hz), 5.15 (m, 4 H), 5.46 and 5.61(2 t, 1 H, J=9.5 Hz), 5.95 and 6.05 (2 d, 1 H, J=7.5 Hz), 7.1–7.4 (m, 15H).

(3) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(7), the compoundprepared in (2) above (1.25 g, 0.71 mmol) was deprotected with zinc(2.31 g, 3.53 mmol) and acylated with (R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoicacid (353 mg, 0.89 mmol) in the presence of EEDQ (264 mg, 1.07 mmol) toafford 670 mg (54%) ofN-benzyloxycarbonylmethyl-N-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-3-aminopropyl2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyoxytetradecanoyl]-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino])-β-D-glucopyranosideas an amorphous solid.

(4) In the same manner as described in Example 2-(8), the compoundprepared in (3) above (670 mg, 0.38 mmol) was hydrogenated in thepresence of palladium hydroxide on carbon (270 mg) and platinum oxide(200 mg) in EtOH/AcOH (10:1) to afford 240 mg (39%) ofN-carboxymethyl-N-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-3-aminopropyl2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino])-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyoxytetradecanoyl]-β-D-glucopyranosidetriethylammonium salt as a white powder: mp 156–157° C.; IR (film) 3284,2929, 2853, 2729, 1732, 1655, 1628, 1551, 1466, 1378, 1314, 1164, 1108,1047, 955, 844, 722 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H, J=6.9Hz), 1.1–1.7 (m, 111 H), 2.27 (q, 6 H, J=6.2 Hz), 2.35–2.80 (m, 9 H),3.05 (q, 6 H, J=7.2 Hz), 3.25–3.60 (m, 4 H), 3.75–4.10 (m, 4 H), 4.23(m, 2 H), 4.47 (d, 1 H, J=8.2 Hz), 4.61 (d, 1 H, J=8.3 Hz), 5.05–5.25(m, 4 H); ³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 173.4, 173.0, 171.1, 170.6, 170.3, 169.6,100.5, 74.5, 73.9, 71.4, 71.2, 70.7, 70.2, 67.0, 65.8, 60.7, 54.6, 54.3,51.4, 49.2, 46.0, 45.4, 42.1, 41.2, 39.4, 38.0, 37.7, 34.5, 34.3, 34.2,31.9, 29.8, 29.7, 29.6, 29.5, 29.2, 28.1, 25.4, 25.3, 25.1, 22.7, 14.1,11.1, 8.6.

Anal. Calcd. for C₈₉H₁₇₀N₃O₁₉P H₂O: C, 65.37; H, 10.60; N, 2.57; P,1.89. Found: C, 65.35; H, 10.42; N, 2.43; P, 2.05.

EXAMPLE 30 (B29) PREPARATION OFN-[(R)-3-HEXANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-O-[2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-HEXANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-HEXANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-α-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-L-SERINAMIDETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₅H₁₁CO, X═Y═O,N═M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═CONH₂, R₈═PO₃ H₂)

In the same manner as described in Example 26 and cognate steps,N-[(R)-3-hexanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-hexanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-hexanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-α-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinamidetriethylammonium salt was prepared from 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidine-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-α-D-glucopyranoside,L-serinamide hydrochloride, and (R)-3-hexanoyloxytetradecanoic acid: mp184–185° C.; IR (film) 3416, 3284, 3210, 3096, 2954, 2923, 2853, 1735,1721, 1680, 1664, 1646, 1560, 1466, 1246, 1169, 1080, 1038 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR(CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.90 (m, 18 H), 1.1–1.7 (mH), 2.23–2.47 (m, 6 H),2.48–2.7 (m, 6 H), 3.06 (q, 6 H, J=6 Hz), 3.26–3.34 (mH), 3.66 (m, 1 H),3.77 (d, 1 H, J=9.5 Hz), 3.82–3.96 (m, 2 H), 4.12 (dd, 1 H, J=2, 8 Hz),4.21 (q, 1 H, J=8 Hz), 4.56 (d, 1 H, J=7 Hz), 4.61 (m, 1 H), 5.05–5.18(m, 3 H), 5.24 (m, 1 H), 7.26 (d, 1 H, J=6.5 Hz), 7.40 (d, 1 H, J=5.7Hz).

Anal. Calcd. for C₇₅H₁₄₃N₄O₁₈P.H₂O: C, 62.65; H, 10.16; N, 3,90; P,2.15. Found: C, 62.60; H, 9.97; N, 3.72; P, 2.25.

EXAMPLE 31 (B30) PREPARATION OFN-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-O-[2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-HEXANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-α-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-L-SERINAMIDETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₃ ═N—C₉H₁₉CO R₂ ═N—C₅H₁₁CO,X═Y═O, N═M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆=CONH₂, R₈═PO₃H₂)

In the same manner as described in Example 26 and cognate steps,N-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-hexanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-α-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinamidetriethylammonium salt was prepared from 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidine-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-α-D-glucopyranoside,L-serinamide hydrochloride, and (R)-3-hexa- and decanoyloxytetradecanoicacids: mp 200–201° C. dec; IR (film) 3420, 3286, 2956, 2923, 2853, 1733,1680, 1663, 1645, 1556, 1466, 1418, 1378, 1248, 1168, 1106, 1081, 1051859, 722 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H, J=6.9 Hz), 1.0–1.7(m, 103 H), 2.15–2.71 (m, 12 H), 3.06 (q, 6 H, J=7 Hz), 3.68 (m, 1 H),3.87 (m, 1 H), 4.09 (dd, 1 H, J=10.8, 3.6 Hz), 3.35–4.0 (mH), 4.15–4.3(m, 2 H), 4.57–4.7 (m, 2 H), 5.05–5.3 (m, 4 H), 7.42 (m, 1 H); ¹³C NMR(CDCl₃) δ 173.5, 173.1, 170.2, 169.8, 102.2, 75.8, 73.7, 71.3, 70.7,70.2, 69.0, 60.7, 53.9, 51.7, 45.8, 41.3, 41.1, 39.1, 34.6, 34.5, 34.2,32.0, 29.7, 32.0, 31.4, 29.8, 29.6, 29.5, 29.4, 25.6, 25.4, 25.1, 24.7,22.7, 22.4, 13.9, 8.6.

Anal. Calcd. for C₈₃H₁₅₉N₄O₁₈P.H₂O: C, 64.31; H, 10.47; N, 3.61. Found:C, 64.31; H, 10.27; N, 3.41.

EXAMPLE 32 (B31) PREPARATION OF2-[(R)-3-HEXANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]ETHYL2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-3-O-[(R)-3-HEXANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-2-[(R)-3-HEXANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-α-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₅H₁₁CO, X═Y═O,N═M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₆═R₇═R₉═H, R₈═PO₃H₂)

In the same manner as described in Example 21 and cognate steps,2-[(R)-3-hexanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]ethyl2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-hexanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-[(R)-3-hexanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-α-D-glucopyranosidetriethylammonium salt was prepared from 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidine-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-α-D-glucopyranoside,2-amino-1-(t-butyldiphenylsilyloxy)ethane, and(R)-3-hexanoyloxytetradecanoic acid: mp 161–162° C.; IR (film) 3288,3096, 2956, 2924, 2854, 1732, 1657, 1645, 1557, 1466, 1378, 1316, 1245,1173, 1080, 1041 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.89 (m, 18 H), 1.15–1.67(m, 87 H), 2.23–2.70 (m, 15 H), 3.06 (q, 6 H, J=7.4 Hz), 3.2–3.85 (m, 9H), 4.52 (d, 1 H, J=8.0 Hz), 5.05–5.27 (m, 4 H), 7.24 (d, 1 H, J=8.5Hz), 7.43 (br t, 1 H); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 173.7, 173.3, 173.3, 170.6,170.2, 169.9, 100.9, 75.6, 73.0, 71.3, 70.9, 70.6, 68.3, 60.7, 55.0,45.8, 41.6, 41.2, 39.5, 34.5, 34.4, 34.4, 31.9, 31.3, 29.7, 29.4, 25.4,24.7, 22.7, 22.4, 14.1, 8.6.

Anal. Calcd. for C₇₄H₁₄₂N₃O₁₇P.H₂O: C, 63.72; H, 10.40; N, 3.01; P,2.22. Found: C, 63.72; H, 10.21; N, 2.96; P, 2.46.

EXAMPLE 33 (B32) PREPARATION OF2-[(R)-3-HEXADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]ETHYL2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-OCTADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-α-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═C₁₃H₂₇CO, R₂═C₁₇H₃₅CO, R₃═N—C₁₅H₃₁CO, X═Y═O, N═M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₆═R₇═R₉═H, R₈═PO₃H₂).

In the same manner as described in Example 21 and cognate steps,2-[(R)-3-hexadecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]ethyl2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-octadecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-α-D-glucopyranosidetriethylammonium salt was prepared from 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidine-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-α-D-glucopyranoside,2-amino-1-(t-butyldiphenylsilyloxy)ethane, and (R)-3-tetra-, octa- andhexadecanoyloxytetradecanoic acids: mp 180–181° C.; IR (film) 3284,3097, 2920, 2851, 1731, 1657, 1699, 1683, 1653, 1558, 1541, 1521, 1506,1467, 1435, 1418, 1376, 1258, 1173, 1033 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ0.8–1.75 (mH), 2.2–2.7 (mH), 3.08 (q, 6 H, J=7.2 Hz), 3.2–3.5 (m, 5 H),3.55–4.05 (mH), 4.24 (q, 1 H, J=7 Hz), 4.53 (d, 1 H, J=8 Hz), 5.05–5.3(m, 4 H), 7.32 (d, 1 H, J=9 Hz), 7.49 (br t, 1 H); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ173.8, 173.4, 173.3, 170.6, 170.3, 169.9, 100.9, 75.7, 73.0, 71.3, 70.9,70.6, 68.3, 60.7, 55.0, 45.8, 41.3, 39.5, 34.6, 34.4, 32.0, 29.8, 29.4,25.4, 25.1, 22.7, 14.2, 8.6.

Anal. Calcd. for C₁₀₄H₂₀₂N₃O₁₇P.4H₂O: C, 66.81; H, 11.32; N, 2.25.Found: C, 66.52; H, 10.80; N, 2.19.

EXAMPLE 34 (B34) PREPARATION OFN-[(R)-3-HEXANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-O-[2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-HEXANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-HEXANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-α-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-L-SERINETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT. (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₅H₁₁CO, X═Y═O,N═M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═CO₂H, R₈═PO₃H₂).

In the same manner as described in Example 16 and cognate steps,N-[(R)-3-hexanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-hexanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-hexanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-α-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinetriethylammonium salt was prepared from 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidine-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-α-D-glucopyranoside,L-serine benzyl ester, and (R)-3-hexanoyloxytetradecanoic acid: mp159–160° C.; IR (film) 3317, 2954, 2924, 2854, 1734, 1654, 1540, 1466,1377, 1316, 1245, 1173, 1082, 846, 722 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88(m, 18 H), 1.15–1.7 (mH), 2.2–2.75 (m, 12 H), 3.08 (q, 6 H, J=7.2 Hz),3.40 (d, 1 H, J=9.9 Hz), 3.55–3.95 (mH), 4.15–4.3 (m, 1 H), 4.51 (d, 1H, J=8.0 Hz), 4.63 (br. s, 1 H), 5.1–5.3 (m, 4 H), 7.01 (d, 1 H, J=9.1Hz), 7.37 (d, 1 H, J=8.8 Hz); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 177.0, 173.2, 173.2,172.7, 172.3, 169.6, 169.0, 101.5, 75.0, 71.2, 70.9, 70.8, 69.1, 60.5,53.1, 51.4, 46.1, 41.4, 41.0, 39.1, 34.5, 34.2, 34.1, 34.0, 31.9, 31.4,31.3, 29.8, 29.6, 29.4, 25.6, 25.3, 25.1, 24.7, 24.7, 22.7, 22.5, 22.4,14.1, 14.0, 8.7.

Anal. Calcd. for C₇₅H₁₄₂N₃O₁₉P.2H₂O: C, 61.83; H, 10.10; N, 2.88; P,2.13. Found: C, 62.07; H, 10.01; N, 2.94; P, 2.40.

EXAMPLE 35 (B35) PREPARATION OFN-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-O-[2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-HEXANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-α-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-L-SERINETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT. (COMPOUND (I), R₁ ═N—C₅H₁₁CO, R₂═R₃ ═N—C₉H₁₉CO,X═Y═O, N═M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═CO₂H, R₈═PO₃H₂)

In the same manner as described in Example 16 and cognate steps,N-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-hexanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-α-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinetriethylammonium salt was prepared from 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidine-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-α-D-glucopyranoside,L-serine benzyl ester, and (R)-3-hexa- and decanoyloxytetradecanoicacids: mp 158–159° C.; IR (film) 3304, 2956, 2923, 2853, 1732, 1658,1547, 1466, 1378, 1317, 1246, 1174, 1082, 960, 846, 722 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR(CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (m, 18 H), 1.15–1.7 (mH), 2.2–2.75 (m, 12 H), 3.06(q, 6 H, J=7.2 Hz), 3.3–3.63 (mH), 3.66–3.98 (m, 4 H), 4.1–4.3 (m, 2 H),4.54 (d, 1 H, J=8.0 Hz), 4.6 (m, 1 H), 5.05–5.27 (m, 4 H), 7.15 (d, 1 H,J=8.7 Hz), 7.46 (d, 1 H, J=8.2 Hz); t³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 173.6, 173.3,172.8, 172.1, 169.6, 169.2, 101.5, 74.8, 70.9, 70.8, 69.3, 60.5, 53.2,51.5, 46.1, 41.9, 41.5, 41.0, 39.2, 34.5, 34.3, 34.1, 31.9, 31.4, 29.8,29.6, 29.4, 25.6, 25.3, 25.1, 25.1, 25.0, 24.8, 22.7, 22.5, 14.1, 11.1,8.7.

Anal. Calcd. for C₈₃H₁₅₈N₃O₁₉P.H₂O: C, 64.27; H, 10.40; N, 2.71; P,2.00. Found: C, 64.14; H, 10.33; N, 2.70; P, 2.05.

EXAMPLE 36 (B36) PREPARATION OFN-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-O-[2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-HEXANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-α-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-L-SERINETRETHYLAMMONIUM SALT. (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₃ ═N—C₉H₁₉CO, R₂ ═N—C₅H₁₁CO,X═Y═O, N═M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═CO₂H, R₈═PO₃H₂)

In the same manner as described in Example 16 and cognate steps,N-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-hexanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-α-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinetriethylammonium salt was prepared from 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidine-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-α-D-glucopyranoside,L-serine benzyl ester, and (R)-3-hexa- and decanoyloxytetradecanoicacids: mp 157–158° C.; IR (film) 3306, 2955, 2924, 2853, 1734, 1657,1545, 1466, 1378, 1245, 1170, 1081, 954, 842, 722 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR(CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (m, 18 H), 1.15–1.7 (mH), 2.2–2.75 (m, 12 H), 3.06(q, 6 H, J=7.2 Hz), 3.36 (d, 1 H, J=9.8 Hz), 3.43–3.63 (mH), 3.68–3.95(m, 4H), 4.13–4.27 (m, 2 H), 4.54 (d, 1 H, J=8.3 Hz), 4.6 (m, 1 H),5.08–5.27 (m, 4 H); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 176.9, 173.4, 173.2, 172.8, 172.2,169.5, 169.1, 101.4, 74.8, 71.1, 70.9, 70.8, 69.3, 53.2, 51.6, 46.1,41.8, 41.4, 41.0, 39.2, 34.5, 34.4, 34.3, 34.1, 34.0, 32.0, 31.4, 29.8,29.6, 29.4, 29.3, 25.6, 25.3, 25.2, 25.1, 24.8, 22.7, 22.4, 14.1, 14.0,8.7.

Anal. Calcd. for C₈₃H₁₅₈N₃O₁₉P.H₂O: C, 64.27; H, 10.40; N, 2.71; P,2.00. Found: C, 64.09; H, 10.31; N, 2.70; P, 2.06.

EXAMPLE 37 (B37) PREPARATION OFN-[(R)-3-HEXANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-O-[2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTBTRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-α-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-L-SERINETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT. (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂ ═N—C₉H₁₉CO, R₃ ═N—C ₅H₁₁CO,X═Y═O, N═M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═CO₂H, R₈═PO₃H₂)

In the same manner as described in Example 16 and cognate steps,N-[(R)-3-hexanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-α-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinetriethylammonium salt was prepared from 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidine-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-α-D-glucopyranoside,L-serine benzyl ester, and (R)-3-hexa- and decanoyloxytetradecanoicacids: mp 156–157° C. dec; IR (film) 3306, 2956, 2923, 2852, 1732, 1659,1545, 1466, 1378, 1246, 1173, 1081, 958, 847, 722 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR(CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (m, 18 H), 1.0–1.7 (mH), 2.2–2.75 (m, 12 H),2.9–3.3 (mH), 3.06 (q, overlaps preceding multiplet, J=7.2 Hz), 3.36 (d,1 H, J=9.6 Hz), 3.43–3.63 (mH), 3.63–3.95 (m, 4H), 4.21 (m, 2 H), 4.53(d, 1 H, J=8.0 Hz), 4.6 (br s, 1 H), 5.06–5.28 (m, 4 H); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃)δ 176.6, 173.6, 173.3, 172.8, 172.1, 169.6, 169.2, 101.5, 74.8, 70.9,70.9, 69.4, 60.5, 53.2, 51.5, 46.1, 41.9, 41.5, 41.1, 39.2, 34.6, 34.5,34.4, 34.1, 31.9, 31.3, 29.8, 29.7, 29.6, 29.5, 29.4, 29.3, 25.6, 25.3,25.2, 24.7, 22.7, 22.4, 14.1, 14.0, 11.1, 8.7.

Anal. Calcd. for C₈₃H₁₅₈N₃O₁₉P.H₂O: C, 64.27; H, 10.40; N, 2.71. Found:C, 64.29; H, 10.30; N, 2.61.

EXAMPLE 38 (B38)) PREPARATION OFN-[(R)-3-HEXANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-O-[2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-HEXANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-α-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-L-SERINETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT. (COMPOUND (I), R₁ ═N—C₉H₁₉CO, R₂═R₃ ═N—C₅H₁₁CO,X═Y═O, N═M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═CO₂H, R₈═PO₃H₂)

In the same manner as described in Example 16 and cognate steps,N-[(R)-3-hexanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-hexanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-α-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinetriethylammonium salt was prepared from 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidine-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-α-D-glucopyranoside,L-serine benzyl ester, and (R)-3-hexa- and decanoyloxytetradecanoicacids: mp 152–153° C. dec; IR (film) 3307, 2956, 2924, 2853, 1734, 1658,1544, 1466, 1378, 1316, 1245, 1173, 1081, 955, 843, 722 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR(CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (m, 18 H), 1.15–1.7 (mH), 2.2–2.75 (m, 12 H), 3.06(q, 6 H, J=7.2 Hz), 3.28–3.55 (mH), 3.67–3.97 (m, 4H), 4.13–4.27 (m, 2H), 4.55 (d, 2 H, J=7.2 Hz), 4.60 (m, 1 H), 5.08–5.28 (m, 4 H), 7.11 (d,1 H, J=8.7 Hz), 7.42 (d, 1 H, J=8.0 Hz); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 176.9, 173.5,173.2, 172.8, 172.2, 169.5, 169.1, 101.4, 74.8, 71.1, 70.9, 70.8, 69.3,60.5, 53.2, 51.5, 46.1, 41.8, 41.4, 41.1, 39.2, 34.5, 34.3, 34.2, 34.1,34.0, 31.9, 31.7, 31.4, 31.3, 29.8, 29.6, 29.4, 29.3, 25.6, 25.3,25.2,24.7,22.7,22.4, 14.1, 14.0, 11.1, 8.7.

Anal. Calcd. for C₇₉H₁₅₀N₃O₁₉P: C, 64.24; H, 10.24; N, 2.85. Found: C,64.06; H, 10.35; N, 2.88.

EXAMPLE 39 (B39) PREPARATION OFN-[(R)-3-HEXANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-O-[2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-HEXANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-α-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-L-SERINETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT. (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₃ ═N—C₅H₁₁CO, R₂ ═N—C₉H₁₉CO,X═Y═O, N═M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═CO₂H, R₈═PO₃H₂)

In the same manner as described in Example 16 and cognate steps,N-[(R)-3-hexanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-hexanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-α-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinetriethylammonium salt was prepared from 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidine-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-α-D-glucopyranoside,L-serine benzyl ester, and (R)-3-hexa- and decanoyloxytetradecanoicacids: mp 151–152° C. dec; IR (film) 3308, 2956, 2924, 2854, 1732, 1660,1544, 1466, 1378, 1317, 1246, 1173, 1081, 957, 843, 722 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR(CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (m, 18 H), 1.0–1.7 (mH), 2.18–2.72 (m, 12 H), 3.06(q, 6 H, J=7.4 Hz), 3.23–3.51 (mH), 3.66–3.98 (m, 4H), 4.12–4.28 (m, 2H), 4.55 (d, 1 H, J=7.4 Hz), 4.60 (m, 1 H), 5.05–5.28 (m, 4 H), 7.10 (d,1 H, J=8.2 Hz), 7.43 (d, 1 H, J=8.5 Hz); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 176.9, 173.6,173.2, 172.7, 172.2, 169.5, 169.0, 101.5, 75.0, 74.8, 71.2, 70.9, 70.8,69.2, 60.5, 53.1, 51.5, 46.1, 41.8, 41.5, 41.1, 39.1, 34.6, 34.5, 34.2,34.0, 32.0, 31.4, 31.3, 29.8, 29.7, 29.6, 29.4, 29.3, 25.6, 25.3, 25.1,24.8, 24.7, 22.7, 22.5, 22.4, 14.1, 14.0, 11.1, 8.7.

Anal. Calcd. for C₇₉H₁₅₀N₃O₁₉P.H₂O: C, 63.47; H, 10.25; N, 2.81. Found:C, 63.63; H, 10.35; N, 2.84.

EXAMPLE 40 (B40) PREPARATION OFN-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-O-[2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-HEXANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-HEXANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-α-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-L-SERINETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT. (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₃ ═N—C₅H₁₁CO, R₂ ═N—C₉H₁₉CO,X═Y═O, N═M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═CO₂H, R₈═PO₃H₂)

In the same manner as described in Example 16 and cognate steps,N-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-hexanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-hexanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-α-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinetriethylammonium salt was prepared from 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidine-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-α-D-glucopyranoside,L-serine benzyl ester, and (R)-3-hexa- and decanoyloxytetradecanoicacids: mp 158–159° C.; IR (film) 3308, 2956, 2924, 2854, 1734, 1659,1545, 1466, 1378, 1316, 1245, 1173, 1081, 956, 844, 722 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR(CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.8–1.0 (m, 18 H), 1.15–1.73 (mH), 2.18–2.72 (m, 12 H),3.06 (q, 6 H, J=7.4 Hz), 3.35 (d, 1 H, J=10 Hz), 3.47–3.67 (mH),3.68–3.97 (m, 4 H), 4.1–4.3 (m, 2 H), 4.54 (d, 1 H, J=8.0 Hz), 4.61 (m,1 H), 5.07–5.28 (m, 4 H); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 176.9, 173.5, 173.2, 172.8,172.2, 169.6, 169.1, 101.5, 75.0, 74.8, 71.2, 70.9, 70.8, 69.2, 60.5,53.2, 51.4, 46.1, 41.9, 41.5, 41.0, 39.2, 34.5, 34.2, 34.0, 31.9, 31.4,29.8, 29.6, 29.4, 29.2, 25.6, 25.3, 25.1, 25.0, 24.8, 24.7, 22.7, 22.5,22.4, 14.1, 14.0, 11.1, 8.7.

Anal. Calcd. for C₇₉H₁₅₀N₃O₁₉P.H₂O: C, 63.47; H, 10.25; N, 2.81; P,2.07. Found: C, 63.43; H, 10.22; N, 2.83; P, 2.13.

EXAMPLE 41 (B41) PREPARATION OF3-HYDROXY-(R)-2-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]PROPYL2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-HEXANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-α-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₃ ═N—C₉H₁₉CO, R₂ ═N—C₅H₁₁CO,X═Y═O, N═M═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═OH, P=1 R₈═PO₃H₂)

In the same manner as described in Example 6 and cognate steps,3-hydroxy-(R)-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]propyl2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-hexanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-α-D-glucopyranosidetriethylammonium salt was prepared fromN-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-1,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranoside,(S)-2-amino-3-benzyloxy-1-propanol, and (R)-3-hexa- anddecanoyloxytetradecanoic acids: mp 151–153° C.; IR (film) 3287, 2956,2923, 2853, 1732, 1643, 1552, 1466, 1378, 1318, 1147, 1176, 1108, 1082,1052, 856, 722 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (t, 18 H, J=6.9 Hz),1.0–1.72 (mH), 2.17–2.71 (m, 12 H), 2.9–3.3 (mH), 3.08 (q, overlapspreceding multiplet, J=7.2 Hz), 3.31 (d, 1 H, J=9.6 Hz), 3.5–4.02 (m, 8H), 4.20 (d, 1 H, J=9.5 Hz), 4.60 (d, 1 H, J=8.0 Hz), 5.05–5.25 (m, 4H); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 173.7, 173.5, 173.4, 170.6, 170.1, 101.1, 75.5,73.0, 71.6, 71.3, 70.8, 70.5, 68.2, 61.4, 60.7, 54.8, 50.5, 45.8, 41.4,39.4, 34.6, 34.5, 34.2, 31.9, 31.4, 29.8, 29.7, 29.5, 29.4, 29.3, 25.4,25.1, 22.7, 22.4, 14.1, 14.0, 8.6.

Anal. Calcd. for C₈₃H₁₆₀N₃O₁₈P.H₂O: C, 64.84; H, 10.62; N, 2.55. Found:C, 65.01; H, 10.50; N, 2.55.

EXAMPLE 42 (B42) PREPARATION OF5-[2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-α-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYLOXY]-(S)-4-[(R)-3-DECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]PENTANOICACID TRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT (COMPOUND (I), R₁═R₂═R₃ ═N—C₉H₁₉CO, X═Y═O,N═M═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═CO₂H, P=2, R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) In the same manner described in Example 13-(5), benzyl(S)-4-(t-butyloxycarbonylamino)-5-hydroxypentanoate (0.338 g, 0.954mmol) and the compound prepared in Example 15-(4) (1.15 g, 0.954 mmol)were coupled in the presence of AgOTf (1.22 g, 4.77 mmol) to give 0.70 g(50%) of benzyl(S)-4-(t-butyloxycarbonylamino)-5-[2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-α-D-glucopyranosyloxy]pentanoate:¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (m, 6 H), 1.0–2.05 (m, 55 H), 2.12–2.5 (m, 6 H),3.28–3.90 (m, 5 H), 4.26 (dd, 1 H, J=4.5, 11.5 Hz), 4.38 (d, 1 H, J=11.5Hz), 4.57–4.98 (m, 5 H), 5.11 (s, 2 H), 5.18 (m, 1 H), 5.49 (t, 1 H, J=9Hz), 5.78 (d, 1 H, J=7.7 Hz), 7.04–7.45 (m, 15 H).

(2) A solution of the compound prepared in (1) above (0.67 g, 0.45 mmol)in CH₂Cl₂ (5 mL) was cooled to 0° C., treated dropwise with TFA (70 μL),and stirred for 3 h at room temperature. The reaction mixture wasdiluted with CH₂Cl₂ (15 mL), washed with saturated aqueous NaHCO₃ anddried (Na₂SO₄). (R)-3-Decanoyloxytetradecanoic acid (0.20 g, 0.50 mmol)and EDC.Mel (0.15 g, 0.5 mmol) were added and the resulting mixture wasstirred for 16 h at room temperature. The reaction mixture was filteredthrough a pad of Celite® and concentrated. The crude product obtainedwas purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (gradient elution,15→30% EtOAc-hexanes) to give 0.36 g (45%) of benzyl(S)-4-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-5-[2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-α-D-glucopyranosyloxy]pentanoate:¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.89 (m, 12 H), 1.0–1.978 (mH), 2.12–2.5 (m, 10 H),3.45–3.65 (m, 2 H), 3.79 (dd, 2 H, J=3.8, 10 Hz), 4.06 (m, 1 H), 4.27(dd, 1 H, J=4.9, 12 Hz), 4.35 (d, 1 H, J=12 Hz), 4.6–4.8 (m, 3 H), 4.83(d, 1 H, J=8.3 Hz), 5.10 (s, 2 H), 5.17 (m, 2 H), 5.48 (t, 1 H, J=10Hz), 5.79 (d, 1 H, J=7.7 Hz), 6.05, (d, 1 H, J=8.8 Hz), 7.07–7.42 (m, 15H).

(3) In the same manner as described for the preparation of compound B14from the compound prepared in Example 15-(5),5-[2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-α-D-glucopyranosyloxy]-(S)-4-[(R)-3-decanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]pentanoicacid triethylammonium salt was prepared from the compound prepared in(2) above: mp 184–188° C.; IR (film) 3284, 2955, 2919, 2848, 1730, 1654,1548, 1459, 1374, 1259, 1165, 1081, 1032, 800 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD)δ 0.88 (t, 18 H, J=7 Hz), 1.0–2.0 (mH), 2.18–2.75 (m, 12 H), 3.08 (q, 6H, J=7.4 Hz), 3.33–4.42 (mH), 4.44 (d, 1 H, J=8.5 Hz), 5.02–5.31 (m, 4H), 7.54 (d, 1 H, J=8 Hz), ), 7.61 (d, 1 H, J=7 Hz); ¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ176.8, 173.6, 173.3, 170.8, 170.2, 101.1, 75.1, 73.7, 71.7, 71.1, 70.8,70.1, 60.8, 54.1, 48.8, 45.9, 41.4, 41.2, 39.4, 34.5, 34.4, 34.1, 31.9,31.3, 29.8, 29.7, 29.6, 29.5, 29.4, 26.9, 25.5, 25.3, 25.1, 22.7, 14.1,8.6.

Negative FAB-MS calcd for [M−H]⁻ 1514.0889. found 1514.0816.

EXAMPLE 43 (B43) PREPARATION OFN-[(R)-3-HYDROXYTETRADECANOYL]-O-[2-DEOXY-4-O-PHOSPHONO-2-[(R)-3-DODECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYLAMINO]-3-O-[(R)-3-TETRADECANOYLOXYTETRADECANOYL]-α-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-L-SERINETRIETHYLAMMONIUM SALT. (COMPOUND (I), R₁ ═N—C ₁₃H₂₇CO, R₂ ═N—C ₁₁H₂₃CO,R₃═H, X═Y═O, N═M═P═Q=0, R₄═R₅═R₇═R₉═H, R₆═CO₂H, R₈═PO₃H₂)

(1) In the same manner described in Example 13-(5),N-allyloxycarbonyl-L-serine benzyl ester (0.225 g, 0.806 mmol) and thecompound prepared in Example 22-(2) (1.104 g, 0.886 mmol) were coupledin the presence of AgOTf (0.828 g, 3.22 mmol) to give 1.01 g (83%) ofN-allyloxycarbonyl-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-α-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinebenzyl ester: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (m, 6 H), 1.0–1.7 (m, 42 H), 1.78(s, 3 H), 1.86 (s, 3 H), 2.12–2.48 (m, 4 H), 3.26 (m, 1 H), 3.66 (m, 1H), 3.80 (dd, 1 H, J=3, 10 Hz), 4.19–4.38 (m, 4 H), 4.48–4.85 (m, 6 H),4.98 (d, 1 H, J=7.7 Hz), 5.08–5.38 (m, 5 H), 5.49 (m, 1 H), 5.60–5.75(m, 2 H), 5.82–6.0 (m, 1 H), 7.06–7.42 (m, 15 H).

(2) A solution of the compound prepared in (1) above (1.01 g, 0.68 mmol)and diethyl malonate (1.50 g, 9.48 mmol) in THF was degassed with argon(1 h), treated with tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (0.10 g,0.09 mmol), and stirred overnight at room temperature. The reactionmixture was filtered through a pad of silica with 2% MeOH—CHCl₃ and thefiltrate concentrated. A solution of the crude amine obtained in CH₂Cl₂(20 mL) was treated with (R)-3-hydroxytetradecanoic acid (0.18 g, 0.75mmol) and EDC.MeI (0.66 g, 1.02 mmol), stirred overnight at roomtemperature, and then concentrated. The crude product obtained waspurified by flash chromatography on silica gel (gradient elution, 30→40%EtOAc-hexanes) to give 0.506 g (46%) ofN-[(R)-3-hydroxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-diphenylphosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-6-O-(2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethylethoxycarbonyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonylamino)-α-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinebenzyl ester: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (m, 9 H), 1.0–1.7 (m, 62 H), 1.79(s, 3 H), 1.87 (s, 3 H), 2.19 (t, 2 H, J=7 Hz), 2.3–2.5 (m, 4 H), 3.1(br s, 1 H), 3.55 (q, 1 H, J=9 Hz), 4.0–4.43 (m, 5 H), 4.56–4.85 (m, 4H), 5.13–5.32 (m, 4 H), 6.59 (d, 1 H, J=7.4 Hz), 6.83 (br s, 1 H),7.17–7.41 (m, 15 H).

(3) In the same manner as described for the preparation of compound B12from the compound prepared in Example 13-(5),N-[(R)-3-hydroxytetradecanoyl]-O-[2-deoxy-4-O-phosphono-2-[(R)-3-dodecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-α-D-glucopyranosyl]-L-serinetriethylammonium salt was prepared from the compound prepared in (2)above: mp 170–173° C. dec; IR (film) 3313, 2955, 2923, 2853, 1734, 1662,1655, 1558, 1541, 1467, 1458, 1376, 1248, 1166, 1108, 1078, 1049, 953,942, 842 cm⁻¹; ¹H NMR (CDCl₃-CD₃OD) δ 0.88 (m, 18 H), 1.15–1.7 (mH),2.2–2.75 (m, 12 H), 3.06 (q, 6 H, J=7.2 Hz), 3.3–3.63 (mH), 3.66–3.98(m, 4 H), 4.1–4.3 (m, 2 H), 4.54 (d, 1 H, J=8.0 Hz), 4.6 (m, 1 H),5.05–5.27 (m, 4 H), 7.15 (d, 1 H, J=8.7 Hz), 7.46 (d, 1 H, J=8.2 Hz);¹³C NMR (CDCl₃) δ 177.0, 173.3, 172.8, 172.3, 171.9, 169.2, 101.2, 74.9,74.8, 74.3, 70.8, 70.6, 69.3, 68.4, 59.9, 53.1, 51.5, 42.5, 41.5, 39.2,37.1, 34.6, 34.4, 34.3, 34.1, 32.0, 29.8, 29.4, 25.6, 25.2, 22.7, 22.5,14.5, 8.7.

Anal. Calcd. for C₈₃H₁₆₀N₃O₁₈P.2H₂O: C, 64.10; H, 10.63; N, 2.70; P,1.99. Found: C, 64.28; H, 10.42; N, 2.70; P, 1.84.

TEST EXAMPLE 1 STIMULATION OF ANTI-TETANUS TOXOID ANTIBODY PRODUCTION

The AGPs of the subject invention enhanced antibody production topurified tetanus toxoid in a murine model. Ten mg of each AGP sample wasadded to 1 ml of an oil-lecithin mixture containing squalene oil plus12% lecithin. The mixtures were heated in a 56° C. water bath andsonicated to achieve clear solutions. Fifty (50) μl of each solution wasemulsified by vortexing in 2 ml of sterile, pre-warmed 0.1% Tween 80saline containing 1.0 μg tetanus toxoid antigen/ml. Preparations werevortexed again just prior to administration to mice. FemaleC57BL/6×DBA/2 F₁ mice (8 per group) were treated with 0.2 ml of theappropriate preparation distributed as a 0.1 ml subcutaneous injectioninto each flank. The final mouse dosage of the tetanus toxoid and AGPcompounds was 0.2 μg and 50 μg, respectively. Control mice receivedtetanus toxoid in vehicle (oil-Tween saline). All mice were treated onday 0 followed by a second immunization on day 21. Fourteen daysfollowing the second immunization mice were bled and sera were isolatedby centrifugation.

Serum samples from each mouse were evaluated for anti-tetanus toxoidantibodies by enzyme immunoassay (EIA) analysis using tetanus toxoidcoated microtiter plates. Anti-tetanus antibody titers were evaluatedfor IgM, total Ig, as well as, IgG₁, IgG_(2a) and IgG_(2b) isotypes.Each serum sample was diluted 2-fold for eleven dilutions starting withan initial serum dilution of 1:200. Results are shown in Tables 2–4.

TABLE 2 Anti-tetanus toxoid antibody titers of treated mice. Total IgGIgG₁ IgG_(2a) IgG_(2b) IgM Material T/C* Titer T/C Titer T/C Titer T/CTiter T/C Titer B11 3.6  23,200 1.86 400,000 2.06 10,450 0.93  26,8004.75 7,600 B2 3.84  24,800 2.16 464,000 4.28 21,700 1.57  45,200 4.507,200 B1 3.97  25,600 3.42 736,000 3.78 19,200 2.45  70,400 2.38 3,800B25 8.93  57,600 2.68 576,000 1.67 8,500 3.28  94,400 2.0 3,200 B21 4.71 30,400 2.23 480,000 5.83 29,600 6.07 174,400 5.50 8,800 B15 18.85121,600 4.17 896,000 6.80 34,500 2.79  80,256 4.0 6,400 Vehicle  6,450215,000  5,075  28,750 1,600 *T/C Ratio = Experimental Test Titer ÷Vehicle Control Titer.

TABLE 3 Anti-tetanus toxoid antibody titers of treated mice. MaterialT/C* IgM T/C IgG_(2a) T/C IgG_(2b) B12 3.1 4800 139.4 2370 149 9840 B161.6 2560 66.8 1135 104 6880 B13 3.9 6080 220 3740 >208 >13,760 B11 3.35120 347 5900 127.3 8400 Vehicle — 1760 — 25 — 98 *T/C Ratio =Experimental Test Titers ÷ Vehicle Control Titers

TABLE 4 Anti-tetanus toxoid antibody titers of treated mice. Total IgIgM IgG₁ IgG_(2a) IgG_(2b) Material T/C Titer T/C Titer T/C Titer T/CTiter T/C Titer B26 10.5  2,490 1.1 600 16.9  25,200 29.3 440 42.6 2,260 B15 144.5 34,400 2.7 1,520 118.3 176,000 259.3 3,890 603.8 32,000B22 60.0 19,050 0.8 440 18.4  27,400 345.8 5,187 59.6  3,160 B28 228.654,500 3.7 2,080 92.5 137,600 664.7 9,970 519.2 27,520 Vehicle   238 560 1,488 15    53 *T/C Ratio = Experimental Test Titer − Vehicle ControlTiter.

Compounds of the subject invention showed a dose response whenadministered with tetanus toxoid. BFD1 (C57B1/6×DBA/2) female mice (8per group) were immunized with 0.2 ml of emulsions containing AGP+0.2 μgof tetanus toxoid. A second immunization was administered 21 days postprimary immunization. Each mouse was bled 21 days after the secondinjection. The results are shown in Tables 5 and 6.

TABLE 5 Dose response of AGPs in mice immunized with tetanus toxoid.Total Ig IgM IgG₁ IgG_(2a) IgG_(2b) T/C T/C T/C T/C T/C Material Ratio*Titer Ratio Titer Ratio Titer Ratio Titer Ratio Titer B15 50 μg 3.37,000 13.4 37,600 4.1 26,300 150.0 11,225 3.2 2500 B15 25 μg 5.8 12,4002.1 6,000 4.5 28,800 52.0 3900 7.0 5400 B15 10 μg 5.3 11,450 1.4 4,0005.5 35,100 33.8 2538 9.9 7650 B27 50 μg 3.2 6,800 4.0 11,200 1.6 10,40012.0 900 11.6 9,000 Vehicle 2150 2800 6350 75 775 *T/C Ratio =Experimental Test Titer ÷ Vehicle Control Titer.

TABLE 6 Dose response of AGPs in mice immunized with tetanus toxoid. IgMTotal Ig IgG₁ IgG_(2a) IgG_(2b) Material T/C* Titer T/C Titer T/C TiterT/C Titer T/C Titer B12 50 μg 5.43 869 368.55 47,543 141.22 259,429 nd499.35 12,983 B12 25 μg 3.14 503 403.98 52,114 145.21 266,743 16.86  354 196.92 5,120 B12 10 μg 3.71 594 248.06 32,000 81.12 149,029 6.81  143 181.12 4,709  B12 5 μg 3.43 549 489.92 63,200 84.11 154,514 34.14  717 352.54 9,166  B12 1 μg 1.71 274 326.02 42,057 90.08 165,486 73.711,548 175.81 4,571 B15 50 μg 3.14 503 233.88 30,171 90.08 165,486 50.051,051 235.62 6,126 B15 25 μg 2.29 366 181.91 23,467 106.14 194,971 10.43  219 158.23 4,114 B15 10 μg 2.86 457 170.10 21,943 39.07  71,771 2.57  54 84.38 2,194  B15 5 μg 1.71 274 248.06 32,000 103.15 189,486 3.00  63 210.88 5,483  B15 1 μg 1.57 251 166.56 21,486 72.04 132,343 7.62  160 114.27 2,971 Vehicle 160 129   1837   21 26 *T/C = ExperimentalTest Titer ÷ Vehicle Control Titer. nd-not done

TEST EXAMPLE 2 STIMULATION OF ANTIOVALBUMIN ANTIBODY PRODUCTION

BDF1 female mice (8 per group) were immunized with 0.2 ml of emulsionscontaining 50 μg of the AGPs+50 μg of ovalbumin. A second immunizationwas administered 21 days post primary. Each mouse was bled 14 days afterthe second injection. Antibody titers of immunized mice showing totalIgG and IgM as well as titers for the subgroups of IgG including IgG₁,IgG_(2a) and IgG_(2b) are given in Table 7.

TABLE 7 Adjuvant activity in BDF1 mice immunized with ovalbumin. TotalIg IgM Material T/C* Titer T/C Titer B11 0.7 150 1.3 250 B2 2.5 563 0.9175 B1 0.5 119 0.8 150 B25 1.9 438 0.8 150 B21 0.5 113 1.3 250 B15 4.1925 2.3 438 B27 0.6 138 1.6 300 Vehicle — 225 — 188 *T/C Ratio =Experimental Test Titer ÷ Vehicle Control Titer IgG1 IgG2a IgG2bMaterial T/C* Titer T/C Titer T/C Titer B11 1.6 2650 1.7 550 1.6 375 B25.0 8300 2.5 825 2.3 550 B1 0.5 763 0.2 56 0.8 188 B25 5.2 8500 0.5 1635.0 1188 B21 0.6 1000 0.1 25 0.8 200 B15 0.6 950 0.3 113 16.7 3963 B270.8 1275 0.1 38 0.5 113 Vehicle — 1650 — 325 — 238 *T/C Ratio =Experimental Test Titer ÷ Vehicle Control Titer

The AGP compounds of the subject invention when administered to awarm-blooded animal with the antigen ovalbumin stimulates the productionof antibody to that antigen.

TEST EXAMPLE 3 GENERATION OF A PROTECTIVE IMMUNE RESPONSE TO INFECTIOUSINFLUENZA

Mice vaccinated with formalin-inactivated influenza and the AGPcompounds of the subject invention mounted a protective immune responseto an influenza challenge as well as produced antibody to that antigen.Animals were vaccinated with the antigen and AGP compounds in variouscarriers. The degree of protection was determined by challenging themice with intranasal (IN) administration of approximately 10 LD₅₀infectious influenza A/HK/68. Mortality was assessed for 21 daysfollowing the challenge. The number of mice surviving the challenge doseis a direct assessment of the efficacy of the vaccine. For theexperiments provided this data does not necessarily correlate with theamount of antibody produced.

1) Vaccines were formulated in 0.2% triethanolamine (TEoA)/watersolution containing: 1 hemagglutinating unit (HAU) offormalin-inactivated influenza A/HK/68 (FI-Flu), and 50 μg of AGP exceptthe vehicle control vaccines which contained no AGP. ICR mice (10/group)were vaccinated 1 time only. The vaccines were administered bysubcutaneous (SQ) injection of 0.1 ml/site at 2 distinct sites near theinguinal lymph nodes for a total of 0.2 ml of vaccine/mouse. Mice (only5 mice/group) were bled from the orbital plexus 14 days following thevaccination. Sera was harvested and frozen at −20° C. until used forenzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). All mice were challenged 30days post vaccination by intranasal (IN) administration of approximately10 LD₅₀ infectious influenza A/HK/68. Mortality was assessed for 21 daysfollowing the challenge. Anti-influenza antibody titers obtained fromvaccinations with TEoA formulations and corresponding survival rates ofmice vaccinated with this formulation are shown in Table 8.

TABLE 8 Anti-influenza antibody titers and survival rates of treatedmice. Titer⁻¹ Material Total IgG Percent Survival Nonimmune <100 0Vehicle <100 0 B9 6400 44 B10 1600 40 B7 200 33 B3 1600 33 B14 6400 44B15 6400 50

2) Vaccines were formulated in 2% Squalene solution containing: 1hemagglutinating unit (HAU) of formalin-inactivated influenza A/HK/68(FI-Flu), and 25 μg of AGP except the saline and vehicle controlvaccines which contained no AGP. BALB/c mice (10/group) were vaccinated1 time only. The vaccines were administered by subcutaneous (SQ)injection of 0.1 ml/site at 2 distinct sites near the inguinal lymphnodes for a total of 0.2 ml of vaccine/mouse. Mice (only 5 mice/group)were bled from the orbital plexus 14 days following the vaccination.Sera was harvested and frozen at −20° C. until used for enzyme-linkedimmunosorbent assay (ELISA). All mice were challenged 35 days postvaccination by intranasal (IN) administration of approximately 10 LD₅₀infectious influenza A/HK/68. Mortality was assessed for 21 daysfollowing the challenge. Anti-influenza antibody titers obtained fromvaccinations with the squalene formulations as well as correspondingsurvival rates of vaccinated animals are shown in Table 9.

TABLE 9 Anti-influenza antibody titers and survival rates of treatedmice. Titer⁻¹ Percent Material Total IgG IgG1 IgG2a IgG2b SurvivalNonimmune <100 <100 <100 <100 0 Saline 800 100 800 100 62.5 Vehicle 16001600 1600 1600 100 B25 3200 1600 6400 1600 100 B15 1600 3200 3200 400100 B9 1600 1600 3200 800 87.5 B10 400 400 400 400 62.5 B3 3200 32006400 800 87.5 B6 800 800 400 1600 75 B14 3200 6400 3200 6400 87.5 B28800 400 400 100 50

3) The antibody titers and survival rate of vaccinated mice werecompared after a primary then a secondary vaccination. Vaccines wereformulated in 0.2% TEoA/water solution containing: 1 hemagglutinatingunit of formalin-inactivated influenza A/HK/68, 25 μg AGP, except thevehicle control vaccine that contained no AGP. ICR mice (20/group) wereadministered vaccines by subcutaneous injection of 0.1 ml/site at 2distinct sites near the inguinal lymph nodes for a total of 0.2 ml ofvaccine/mouse. Each group was split into 2 subgroups 35 days after theprimary vaccination. One of each subgroup was challenged at this time,the remaining subgroups received a secondary vaccination. Mice (only5/subgroup) were bled from the orbital plexus 14 days followingvaccination (primary or secondary). Sera was harvested and frozen at−20° C. until used for ELISA. Mice were challenged 35 post primary, orsecondary, vaccination by intranasal administration of approximately 10LD50, or 40 LD50, infectious influenza A/HK/68, respectively. Mortalitywas assessed for 21 days following the challenge. Anti-influenzaantibody titers and survival rates of mice post primary and postsecondary vaccination are shown in Table 10. Antibody titers as well assurvival rates of mice vaccinated a second time were higher.

TABLE 10 Antibody titers and survival rates of treated mice. IgG Titer-1Percent Survival Material post 1° post 2° post 1° post 2° Nonimmune 200100 0 0 Vehicle 800 102,400 20 40 B9 6400 12,800 80 50 B10 1600 25,60060 90 B7 3200 >102,400 60 60 B4 800 25,600 50 70 B3 3200 102,400 70 60B5 1600 >102,400 60 90 B6 1600 102,400 80 70 B14 800 51,200 33 70

TEST EXAMPLE 4 THE EFFECT OF FATTY ACID CHAIN LENGTH ON ADJUVANTICITY

The effect of the length of fatty acid chains R₁–R₃ on activity wastested. Vaccines were formulated in 0.2% TEoA/water solution containing:1 hemagglutinating unit of formalin-inactivated influenza A/HK/68, and25 μg of AGP, except the vehicle control vaccines, which contained noAGP. ICR mice (10/group) were vaccinated 1 time only. The vaccines wereadministered by subcutaneous injection of 0.1 ml/site at 2 distinctsites near the inguinal lymph nodes for a total of 0.2 ml ofvaccine/mouse. Mice (only 5 mice/group) were bled from the orbitalplexus 14 days following the vaccination. Sera was harvested and frozenat −20° C. until used for ELISA. All mice were challenged 35 postvaccination by intranasal administration of approximately 10 LD₅₀infectious influenza A/HK/68. Mortality was assessed for 21 daysfollowing the challenge. The length of the fatty acid chain appears tomildly affect biological activity. Results are shown in Tables 11 and12.

TABLE 11 Antibody titers and survival rates of treated mice. Titer⁻¹Percent Material Length Total IgG IgG1 IgG2a IgG2b Survival Nonimmune —200 100 100 800 0 Vehicle — 200 100 100 200 11 B18 7 800 800 800 400 20B17 8 6400 3200 3200 1600 40 B16 9 800 1600 100 800 40 B15 10 3200 2003200 6400 70 B14 10 800 1600 100 400 30 B13 11 1600 800 400 800 50 B1212 200 200 100 200 0 B11 14 1600 200 1600 400 30

TABLE 12 Antibody titers and survival rates of treated mice. Titer⁻¹Percent Material Length Total IgG IgG1 IgG2a IgG2b Survival Nonimmune —100 100 50 800 0 Vehicle — 100 200 50 100 30 B8 7 6400 3200 400 1600 80B7 9 3200 3200 100 1600 70 B5 10 800 200 50 400 44 B4 11 3200 400 1001600 60 B3 12 1600 1600 50 800 0 B1 14 12,800 6400 1600 15600 40

TEST EXAMPLE 5 THE EFFECT OF VARIATIONS IN THE CARBON CHAIN LENGTHBETWEEN THE HETEROATOM X AND THE AGLYCON NITROGEN ATOM ON ADJUVANTICITY

The length of the carbon chain between X and the aglycon nitrogen atomwas extended progressively by a single atom. The effect of lengtheningthe chain between these two components on adjuvanticity was explored.Vaccines were formulated in 0.2% TEoA/water solution containing: 1hemagglutinating unit of formalin-inactivated influenza A/HK/68, and 25μg of AGP, except the vehicle control vaccines, which contained no AGP.ICR mice (10/group) were vaccinated 1 time only. The vaccines wereadministered by subcutaneous injection of 0.1 ml/site at 2 distinctsites near the inguinal lymph nodes for a total of 0.2 ml ofvaccine/mouse. Mice (only 5 mice/group) were bled from the orbitalplexus 14 days following the vaccination. Sera was harvested and frozenat −20° C. until used for ELISA. All mice were challenged 35 days postvaccination by intranasal administration of approximately 10 LD₅₀infectious influenza A/HK/68. Mortality was assessed for 21 daysfollowing the challenge. Adjuvant activity appears to lessen as thelength of the carbon chain between the heteroatom X and aglycon nitrogenatom increases. However, depending upon the residues attached to thiscarbon chain the biologic and metabolic stability of the molecules maybe affected. Results are shown in Tables 13.

TABLE 13 Antibody titers and survival rates of treated mice. CarbonTiter-1 Percent Material Chain Total IgG IgG1 IgG2a IgG2b SurvivalNonimmune — <50 <50 <50 <50 0 Vehicle — 200 200 50 200 25 B19 2 12,800100 800 6400 50 B21 3 6400 800 100 1600 40 B22 4 3200 100 3200 200 40

TEST EXAMPLE 6 CYTOKINE INDUCTION BY THE AGP COMPOUNDS

The AGP compounds of the subject invention induced cytokines in humanwhole blood ex vivo culture assays. AGP compounds were solubilized in10% EtOH-water and diluted to various concentrations. Fifty μl of eachdilution were added to 450 μl of whole human blood. Controls weretreated with culture media (RPMI). The reaction mixture was incubated at37° C. for 4 hr with constant mixing on a rotator. Sterile PBS (1.5 ml)was added to the reaction mixture, the cells were centrifuged and thesupernatents removed for cytokine testing. The concentration of TNF-αand IL-1β in each supernatent was determined using immunoassay ELISAkits from R&D Systems. Results from these studies are shown in Tables14–19.

TABLE 14 Stimulation of cytokine secretion in an ex vivo assay. MaterialDosage (μg) TNF-α (pg/ml) IL-1β (pg/ml) B26 20 498.90 33.25 10 254.9425.34 5 75.62 9.89 1 38.85 3.90 B2 20 1338.42 155.07 10 817.67 114.41 5235.32 34.72 1 105.52 14.53 RPMI — 2 0

TABLE 15 Stimulation of cytokines in an ex vivo assay. Material Dosage(ng/ml) TNF-α (pg/ml) IL-1β (pg/ml) B16 10,000 291 55 5000 277 53 1000155 39 B13 10,000 775 THTC* 5000 716 187 1000 740 177 B9 10,000 449 965000 247 84 1000 145 53 B10 10,000 207 43 5000 127 61 1000 73 17 B710,000 83 16 5000 57 14 1000 26 6 RPMI — 2 0 *THTC-To high to Count

TABLE 16 Stimulation of cytokines in an ex vivo assay. Material Dosage(ng/ml) TNF-α (pg/ml) IL-1β (pg/ml) B4 10,000 432 213 5000 205 164 100094 70 B3 10,000 567 269 5000 390 342 1000 189 204 B5 10,000 169 79 5000143 162 1000 43 36 B6 10,000 94 52 5000 59 29 1000 30 13 B14 10,000 24991 5000 120 71 1000 56 46 RPMI — 2 0

TABLE 17 Stimulation of cytokine secretion in an ex vivo assay. MaterialDosage (ng/ml) TNF-α (pg/ml) IL-1β (pg/ml) B11 10,000 181 62.3 5000 13961.7 1000 115 54.5 500 125 55.8 100 127 59.8 B13 10,000 583 282 5000 592390 1000 478 327 500 411 352 100 302 261 B15 10,000 320 153 5000 280 1261000 209 94.4 500 183 104 100 133 51.6 B16 10,000 121 41.0 5000 114 34.01000 72 19.5 500 55 17.1 B14 10,000 114 24.6 5000 87 19.0 1000 51 10.0500 49 19.9 RPMI — 2 0

TABLE 18 Stimulation of cytokine secretion in an ex vivo assay. MaterialDosage (ng/ml) TNF-α (pg/ml) IL-1β (pg/ml) B2 10,000 100 22.2 5000 7514.0 1000 38 9.0 500 28 8.3 100 6.1 3.5 B1 10,000 20 10.0 5000 11 5.51000 2.8 4.0 500 1.1 0 100 0 0 B7 10,000 61 14.7 5000 44 8.3 1000 30 4.3500 27 3.8 100 10 5.1 B4 10,000 232 66.9 5000 173 66.5 1000 130 32.0 500116 19.3 100 89 65.2 B3 10,000 433 151.9 5000 316 200.4 1000 229 75.1500 212 67.9 100 130 35.9 B5 10,000 142 24.1 5000 99 23.0 1000 96 10.5500 59 16.9 100 33 5.4 RPMI — 2 0

TABLE 19 Stimulation of cytokine secretion in an ex vivo assay. MaterialDosage (ng/ml) TNF-α (pg/ml) IL-1β (pg/ml) B17 10,000 2.8 0 5000 2.2 01000 2.6 0.2 B8 10,000 2.8 0 5000 0.7 0.5 1000 1.5 0.1 B22 10,000 287 175000 11 1.9 1000 2.2 0.1 B28 10,000 198 13 5000 197 13 1000 139 8 B1210,000 1017 135 5000 957 153 1000 863 175 RPMI — 3.9 0

TEST EXAMPLE 7 STIMULATION OF A CYTOTOXIC T-LYMPHOCYTE RESPONSE

The induction of a cytotoxic T-lymphocyte response after administrationof the AGP compounds of the subject invention and a protein antigen wasdetected by a cytotoxicity assay. Groups of C57BL/6 mice were given aprimary immunization subcutaneously (inguinal region) with 25 μgovalbumin (OVA) formulated in AGP preparations. The injected volume was200 μl. Twenty-one days later three mice per experimental group werekilled and spleens removed and pooled as single cell suspensions andcounted.

Spleen cells (75×10⁶ cells in 3–4 ml media) from the experimental groupswere placed in a 25 cm² T-flask. Next, 1.0 ml of irradiated (20,000rads) E.G7 (OVA) cells at 5×10⁶/ml were added to the flask. The volumewas brought to 10 ml. The cultures were maintained by placing theT-flasks upright in a 37° C., 5% CO₂ incubator for four days. On day 4the surviving cells were recovered from the flasks, washed 1× in freshmedia resuspended in 5.0 ml, and counted.

Recovered effector cells were adjusted to 5×10⁶ viable cells/ml and 100μl volumes were diluted serially in triplicate in wells of 96 wellround-bottom plates (Coming 25850) using 100 μl/well of media as adiluent. Next, 100 μl volumes of ⁵¹Cr-labelled (see below) targets [E.G7(OVA)-an ovalbumin gene transfected EL-4 cell line] at 1×10⁵ cells/mlwere added to the wells. Spontaneous release (SR) wells contained 100 μlof targets and 100 μl of media. Maximal release (MR) wells contained 100μl of targets and 100 μl detergent (2% Tween 20). Effector/target (E/T)ratios were 50:1, 25:1, 12.5:1. The plates were centrifuged at 400×g andincubated at 37° C., 5% CO₂ for 4 hr. After the incubation the wellsupernatants were collected using a Skatron Supernatant CollectionSystem.

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Target cells, E.G7 (OVA), were labelled with ⁵¹Cr (sodium chromate) asfollows. In a total volume of 1.0 ml were mixed 5×10⁶ target cells and250 μCi ⁵¹Cr in 15 ml conical tube. The cell suspension was incubated ina 37° C. water bath for 90 min., with gentle mixing every 15 min. Afterincubation the labelled cells were washed 3× by centrifugation anddecanting with 15 ml volumes of media. After the third centrifugationthe cells were resuspended in 10 ml of fresh media and allowed to standat room temperature for 30 min. and then centrifuged. The cells werefinally resuspended in media at 1×10⁵ cells/ml.

Mice immunized according to the procedure above with the AGPs of thesubject invention displayed a cytotoxic T-lymphocyte response to the OVAantigen as shown in Table 20.

TABLE 20 Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte response of treated cells. %Cytotoxicity E:T Material 50:1 25:1 12.5:1 B11 14 8 5 B12 13 7 4 B13 2815 10 B15 58 49 30 B16 42 29 20 B17 39 26 15 B18 36 20 15 B14 45 36 25B28 28 15 9 B27 17 9 5 B1 34 24 15 B3 65 54 42 B4 72 66 60 B5 28 18 11B7 57 44 29 B8 36 20 15 B10 65 56 38 B9 65 55 36 B6 54 41 37 B2 21 12 6B25 65 55 43 B26 14 8 4 B22 58 42 31 B21 38 26 15 B19 59 42 33 B20 36 2513 B29 16 9 5 B31 19 11 7 B35 9 5 2 B36 13 7 4 B37 12 8 6 B38 38 25 16B39 33 21 13 B40 20 12 8 B43 19 12 6 Vehicle <10 Control

TEST EXAMPLE 8 GENERATION OF SERUM AND MUCOSAL ANTIBODY TITERS TOTETANUS-TOXOID

The AGPs of the subject invention elicited both a serum and mucosalimmune response to purified tetanus toxoid when administeredintranasally. Groups of BALB/c mice were given a primary immunization(1°) intranasally with 10 μg tetanus toxoid (TT)+20 μg AGP formulated inan aqueous formulation (AF) in a volume of 20 μl. A secondaryimmunization (2°) was given 14 days later and a tertiary immunization(3°) identical in composition to the first and second was administered14 days later. Mice were bled on day 21 (day 7 post 2°) and day 38 (day10 post 3°) and day 48 (day 20 post 3°). Vaginal wash/fecal extractsamples were taken on day 7 post 2° and day 7 post 3°. Serum and washsamples were assayed for anti-TT antibody by standard ELISA methods.Results of these assays are shown in Tables 21 and 22 below.

The aqueous formulation comprises the AGPs of the subject invention andone or more surfactants. Surfactants useful in an aqueous compositioninclude glycodeoxycholate, deoxycholate, sphingomyelin, sphingosine,phosphatidylcholine, 1,2-Dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine,L-α-phosphatidylethanolamine, and1,2-Dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, or a mixture thereof. Theaqueous formulation used in this example comprises the surfactant 1,2dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) and was prepared asfollows: briefly; a 4 mg/ml solution of DPPC was prepared in ethanol. Analiquot of the ethanol solution is added to the dried AGPs and swirledgently to wet the AGP. The ethanol is removed by blowing a stream offiltered nitrogen gently over the vial. Water for Injection is added andthe suspension is sonicated 10 min. at 60° C. until clear. The resultingaqueous formulation contains approximately 118 μg/ml DPPC, has particlesof around 70 nm and was filter sterilized.

TABLE 21 Anti-tetanus toxoid antibody titers in treated mice.Anti-Tetanus Toxoid Titer⁻¹ Vaginal Wash Fecal Extract IgG IgA IgG IgAMaterial 2° 3° 2° 3° 2° 3° 2° 3° B25 800 6400 6400 6400 50 200 3200 6400B15 400 800 6400 6400 50 100 6400 12,800 B19 200 400 1600 3200 25 253200 6400 B4 1600 400 1600 6400 25 50 3200 12,800 B5 3200 800 3200 320050 100 3200 6400 B3 1600 1600 6400 6400 50 100 3200 6400 B22 400 800 8003200 25 50 1600 6400 PBS <25 <25 <25 <25 <25 <25 <25 <25 Normal <25 <25<25 <25 <25 <25 <25 <25 Sera

TABLE 22 Serum anti-tetanus toxoid antibody titers in treated animals.Anti-Tetanus Toxoid Titer⁻¹ Serum Pools IgG₁ IgG_(2a) IgA d21 d38 d48d21 d38 d48 d21 d38 d48 B25 1M* 8M 8M 512K 4M 4M 12.8K 102.4K 102.4K B152M 8M 8M 512K 1M 2M 12.8K 51.2K 25.6K B19 2M 4M 4M 64K# 256K 128K 6.4K25.6K 12.8K B4 1M 8M 8M 1M 2M 2M 25.6K 102.4K 102.4K B5 2M 8M 8M 512K 2M2M 25.6K 102.4K 102.4K B3 512K 4M 8M 512K 2M 2M 12.8K 51.2K 51.2K B22 1M2M 4M 64K 256K 256K 6.4K 25.6K 25.6K PBS 1,000 16K 16K 1,000 1,000 1,000200 200 200 C   200  200  200   100   100   100 200 200 200 *M = 10⁶, #K= 10³, C = normal sera

Intranasal administration of TT formulated in AGP-AF induced both anantigen specific humoral immune response (Table 22) and a mucosal immuneresponse (Table 21) to that antigen.

TEST EXAMPLE 9 STIMULATION OF AN IMMUNE RESPONSE TO HEPATITIS B SURFACEANTIGEN BY INTRANASAL ADMINISTRATION

Mice administered hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) intranasally withthe compounds of the subject invention produced serum IgG and IgA titersto that antigen. Secretory IgA was detected in vaginal washes and theinduction of a cytotoxic T-lymphocyte response was detected by acytotoxicity assay.

Groups of BALB/c mice were given a primary immunization (1°)intranasally with 2.5 μg HBsAg+10 μg AGP-AF in a volume of 20 μl. AGP-AFwas prepared as in TEST EXAMPLE 8. Twenty-one days later mice were givena secondary immunization (2°) of 7.5 μg HBSAG +10 μg AGP-AF intranasallyin 20 μl volume. A tertiary immunization (3°) identical in compositionto the secondary immunization was administered 28 days after thesecondary immunization. Assays were conducted to detect cytotoxicT-lymphocyte activity at 16 days post secondary immunization (d16 post2°) and 8 days post tertiary immunization (d8 post 3°). Serum andmucosal antibody titers were assessed at 22 days post secondaryimmunization (d22 post 2°) and 21 days post tertiary immunization (d21post 3°). Antibody assays were conducted by standard ELISA methods.Cytotoxicity assays were conducted as described in TEST EXAMPLE 7.Results from this experiment are shown in Tables 23–26.

TABLE 23 Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte response of treated cells. %Cytotoxicity (d16, post 2°) E/T Material 50:1 25:1 12.5:1 6.25:1 B25 3620 13 9 B15 13 5 4 4 B19 26 20 11 9 B4 28 17 9 7 B3 43 26 17 11 B5 43 3020 11 B22 33 21 15 8 Vehicle 3 2 0 0 Normal 3 3 0 0 Cells

TABLE 24 Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte response of treated cells. %Cytotoxicity (d8, post 3°) E/T Material 50:1 25:1 12.5:1 6.25:1 B25 3019 13 8 B15 56 42 25 16 B19 71 54 33 24 B4 23 15 9 5 B3 54 45 32 20 B544 30 19 12 B22 22 13 7 5 Vehicle 5 2 1 1 Normal 7 5 3 3 Cells

TABLE 25 Anti-hepatitis antibody titers in treated mice. Anti HBsAgTiter⁻¹* Material IgG₁ IgG_(2a) IgA B25  256K#  500K 3,200 B15 256K 500K 6,400 B19 500K  64K 1,600 B4 500K 1000K 6,400 B3 1000K   500K6,400 B5 256K  500K 3,200 B22 256K  64K 1,600 Vehicle  <2K    <2K  <200*day 22 post 2°, #K = 10³

TABLE 26 Anti-hepatitis antibody titers in treated mice. Anti HBsAgTiter⁻¹* Material IgG₁ IgG_(2a) IgA B25  1000K# 1000K 25,600 B15 2000K2000K 25,600 B19 2000K  500K 12,800 B4 1000K 2000K 25,600 B3 1000K 1000K25,600 B5  500K 1000K 12,800 B22  500K  500K 12,800 Vehicle   <2K   <2K  <200 *day 21 post 3°, #K = 10³

Groups of BALB/c mice were immunized with 2.5 μg HBsAg+10 μg AGP-AFintranasally and boosted intranasally with 7.5 μg HBsAg+10 μg AGP-AF 21days later. Vaginal samples were collected 10 days after the boosterimmunization and 5 assayed for anti-HBsAg antibody. Results of thisassay are shown in Table 27.

TABLE 27 Vaginal Wash Anti-HBsAg Titer⁻¹ Material IgG IgA B25 100 800B15 50 3200 B19 <50 400 B4 1600 6400 B3 800 1600 B5 1600 1600 B22 100800 Vehicle <50 <50

The intranasal administration of HBsAg with the compounds of the subjectinvention stimulated both a humoral and cellular immune response to thatantigen. Intranasal immunization with the antigen formulated in AGP-AFinduced a cytotoxic T-lymphocyte response (Table 23–24) and antigenspecific humoral (Table 25 and 26) and mucosal (Table 27) immuneresponses.

TEST EXAMPLE 10 GENERATION OF A PROTECTIVE IMMUNE RESPONSE TO INFLUENZA

Mice immunized intranasally with FLUSHIELD influenza vaccine containinghemagglutinin antigen and the AGPs of the subject invention producedboth IgG and IgA, which were recovered in vaginal washes. Immunized micewere also protected from subsequent influenza challenge.

ICR mice were immunized three times at 21 day intervals intranasallywith FLUSHIELD influenza vaccine (Wyeth-Lederle) containing 0.3 μghemagglutinin antigen (HA)+10 μg AGP-AF or recombinant E. coli heatlabile enterotoxin (LT). AGP-AF was prepared as in TEST EXAMPLE 8. LTwas solubilized in saline at 1 μg/ml. Vaginal washes were collected 14days after the second and third immunization. Serum samples werecollected 14 days after the third immunization. Mice were challengedwith 10 LD₅₀ (lethal dose 50) of infectious influenza A/HK/68thirty-five days after the final immunization and monitored formortality. Tables 28 and 29 show the results of assays conducted bystandard ELISA methods to detect anti-influenza antibody titers invaginal washes and sera.

TABLE 28 Vaginal Wash Samples IgA IgG Percent Material SecondaryTertiary Secondary Tertiary Protection Nonimmune <20 <20 <20 <20 22Vehicle 80 160 160 160 50 B25 1280 1280 640 2560 100 B19 320 5120 12801280 70 B3 1280 2560 1280 1280 100 B22 640 2560 320 640 75 LT 2560 25602560 640 100

TABLE 29 Serum Titers Percent Material Total IgG IgG₁ IgG_(2a) IgG_(2b)Protection Nonimmune <400 <400 <400 <400 22 Vehicle 102,400 256,00012,800 102,400 50 B25 ≧819,200 102,400 819,200 ≧819,200 100 B19 819,20051,200 102,400 819,200 70 B3 ≧819,200 51,200 819,200 ≧819,200 100 B22819,200 51,200 102,400 819,200 75 LT ≧819,200 ≧819,200 ≧819,200 ≧819,200100

These data demonstrate that AGPs in AF when administered intranasallyact as a mucosal adjuvants causing the production of IgA at mucosalsites. Increased protection is also induced against an upper respiratorypathogen that invades through the mucosa.

TEST EXAMPLE 11 GENERATION OF IMMUNE RESPONSES FROM STABLE EMULSIONFORMULATIONS

The AGP compounds of the subject invention stimulated both humoral andcytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses when formulated in a stable emulsion(SE). AGPs were tested at 25 μg dose levels to adjuvantize Hepatitis Bsurface antigen (HBsAg) for the induction of CTL and antibody responses.BALB/c mice were immunized subcutaneously with 2.0 μg HBsAg plus 25 μgof AGP/SE on day 0 and day 21. The CTL assay was conducted as in TESTEXAMPLE 7. The AGPs were formulated in a stable emulsion (SE) and thecompositions were designated AGP-SE. Methods for preparing the stableemulsion containing 10% v/v squalene, 0.091% w/v PLURONIC-F68 blockcopolymer, 1.909% w/v egg phosphatidyl choline, 1.8% v/v glycerol, 0.05%w/v α tocopherol, 10% ammonium phosphate buffer and 78.2% v/v Water forInjection should be readily apparent to one skilled in the art. Theemulsion was homogenized to a particle size of ≧0.2 μm. Table 30 showsthe AGPs of the subject invention induced a cytotoxic T-lymphocyteresponse to HBsAg.

TABLE 30 Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte response of treated cells. %Cytotoxicity E:T Material Day 50:1 25:1 12.5:1 6.25:1 B25 d17, post 1°27 12 9 5 B19 74 48 34 24 B3 28 15 9 5 B22 42 24 17 7 Vehicle-SE 32 16 96 B25 d16, post 2° 49 28 20 13 B19 73 62 42 31 B3 81 47 32 22 B22 78 6958 39 Vehicle-SE 38 23 14 8

The results of the antibody titer to HBsAg are shown on Table 31. Serafrom bleeds taken on day 28 post 2° were titered on ELISA plates coatedwith either HBsAg or a 28 amino acid peptide (p72) which contains B-cellepitopes found in the S-antigen region, residues 110–137, of the HBsAg.

TABLE 31 Anti-HBsAg titer of treated mice. Anti-HBsAg Titer⁻¹ HBsAgp72-Peptide Material IgG₁ IgG_(2a) IgG₁ IgG_(2a) B25  2048K* 2048K 128K 64K B19 1024K 1024K  64K 128K B3  512K 1024K  16K 128K B22 1024K 1024K128K 128K Vehicle SE 1024K  64K  64K  4K

AGP-SE treated mice displayed both humoral (Table 31) and cytotoxicT-lymphocyte (Table 30) responses to the hepatitis B surface antigen. Ofinterest, AGP-SE treated mice in serum displayed a vigorous IgG_(2a)specific antibody titer detected by both antigens, whereas thevehicle-SE induced only a modest IgG_(2a) response.

TEXT EXAMPLE 12 STIMULATION OF SERUM ANTIBODY TITERS

The AGP compound B31 was evaluated for its ability to enhance serumantibody titers to an influenza virus vaccine as set forth in TextExample 3. In brief, ICR mice (10/group) were administered vaccinescontaining 1 HAU of formalin-inactivated influenza A/HK/68 plus or minus25 μg RC-523 formulated in a 0.2% TEoA/water solution. The mice were,also, challenged with a lethal dose of infectious influenza virus inorder to assess protection. The results of this experiment are presentedin Table 32.

TABLE 32 Anti-influenza serum titers Material IgG IgG1 IgG2a IgG2bProtection Nonimmune 200 50 50 100 0 Vehicle 200 200 50 200 25 B31 32001600 400 1600 70

TEXT EXAMPLE 13 INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHETIC ACTIVITY

Screening of respective AGP compounds of this invention includedevaluation of inducible nitric oxide synthetase or iNOS activity (NOSED₅₀), which correlates with macrophage activation, and can thus beviewed as a measure of immune stimulation. For this assay, mouseperitoneal exudates cells were harvested and the adherent cellpopulation isolated. The adherent cells were exposed to varyingconcentrations of soluble AGP compounds and the resulting induction andsecretion of nitrite measured. The NOS ED₅₀ value represents aconcentration of AGP required to stimulate half the maximum amount ofnitrite release and corresponds to the concentration required tostimulate macrophages.

The AGP compounds were also evaluated for their tendency to induce afever response in rabbits. Each compound was formulated in 10% (v/v)ethanol/water solution at 100 mg/ml, then diluted with D₅W to thedesired concentration. The material was injected at 3 ml/kg body weightinto 3 rabbits. The rise in core temperature of the rabbits wasrecorded. A compound inducing a cumulative rise of greater than or equalto 1.5 degree in the three rabbits is considered pyrogenic.

The results of these experiments are presented in Table 33.

TABLE 33 NOS PYROGENICITY ED₅₀ Total Rise ° C., 3 rabbits (nanograms/ml)2.5 10 MPD # Exp. 1 Exp 2 Exp 3 ug/kg ug/kg ug/kg B1 150 0 0.1 B2 9 0.93.6 2.5–5   B3 4 0 4.2 B4 5 0.1 3.4 B5 5 3 0.1 4.1 B6 1.8 2.1 — B7 21 04 B8 ≧3000 3.6 — B9 16 0 3.1 B10 4 0 5.8 B11 3 4.2 — 0.3–0.6 B12 0.9 2.5— B13 0.1 3 — B14 0.25 2.1 — B15 0.06 4.2 3.1 <0.06 B16 0.46 1.8 — B1732.5 2.1 3.4 B18 ≧3000 4.3 — B19 100 0 0.3 B20 0.5 1.5 0.3 4.6 B21 8 0.52 B22 51 1.7 — B23 159 0.3 0.3 B24 20 17 0.9 2.4 2.5–5   B25 0.3 0.5 0.64.2 B26 67 0.2 1.7 5 B27 1.65 1.8 3.9 B28 0.3 4.2 — B29 ≧10,000 0.2 0.7B30 4.3 — B31 ≧10,000 0.5 1.6 B32 B34 ≧10,000 3.5 2.8 B35 86 3.2 — B361.8 3.4 — B37 1.1 2.2 — B38 ≧3000 3.6 — B39 ≧3000 3.2 — B40 ≧3000 3.8 —B41 6.3 — B42 5.2 — B43 380 3.8 —

TEXT EXAMPLE 14 CLINICAL EFFICACY DATA

This Example discloses primary efficacy results of a randomized,controlled study comparing the efficacy and safety of the AGP designatedRC-210-04 (B19 in Table 1 and Example 20 herein above; chemical name2-[(R)-3-Tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]ethyl2-Deoxy-4-O-phosphono-3-O-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoyl]-2-[(R)-3-tetradecanoyloxytetradecanoylamino]-β-D-glucopyranosideTriethylammonium Salt)). Hepatitis B surface antigen (AgB) wasadministered to healthy adults, who are not immune to Hepatitis B virus(HBV), either alone or in conjunction with RC-210-04. After screening,subjects were randomized to one of two treatment arms and received threeintramuscular (IM) injections of either AgB/RC-210-04 or AgB on Days 0,30, and 180. Subjects were also seen by the study physician(s) on Days60, 90, and 210 to evaluate safety and efficacy parameters. The primaryefficacy objective of the study was to evaluate the number of subjectswho became seroprotected (anti-HBsAg titer of ≧10 MIU/mL) at Day 90 withAgB/RC-210-04 compared to AgB.

Patient Demogaphics

Subject disposition data are summarized below for the intent-to-treat(ITT) population, defined as all subjects who were randomized. Summariesand statistical analyses of the demographic and efficacy data arepresented for the efficacy evaluable (EE) population, defined as allsubjects who were randomized and received both the Day 0 and Day 30injections.

A total of 341 subjects were randomized at two sites (i.e., the ITTpopulation). Table 34 summarizes the randomization of subjects at eachcenter, the total number of subjects in the EE population, and thenumber of subjects in the EE population with data at the Day 0, Day 30,Day 60 and Day 90 visits.

TABLE 34 Subject Enrollment and Disposition by Investigator/Center #Subjects in # Subjects in Investigator ITT Efficacy # Subjects inEfficacy Population with Data at Visit Center No. Population PopulationDay 0 Day 30 Day 60 Day 90 Dupont 181 155 155 155 152 148 101 Altclas160 117 117 117 112 102 102 Total: 341 272 272 272 264 250

Table 35 summarizes the disposition of subjects and the reasons fordiscontinuation of treatment according to treatment group. A total of272 of the 341 randomized subjects received both the Day 0 and Day 30doses of study medication (EE Population). The treatment groups werecomparable with respect to the number (%) of subjects in the EEpopulation (p=0.332).

A total of 78/341 subjects (23%) discontinued participation in the studyprior to the Day 90 visit (Table 35). The treatment groups werecomparable with respect to the number (%) of subjects who discontinuedparticipation in the study (p=0.187). The most reason fordiscontinuation was lost to follow-up (70/341 subjects [21%]). There wasno apparent difference between the treatment groups in terms ofwithdrawal rates or reason for withdrawal.

TABLE 35 Subject Disposition and Reason for Discontinuation: ITTPopulation AgB AgB/RC-210-04 Randomized 171 170 Number of vaccinations 022 34 1 9 4 2 117 106 3 23 26 Efficacy Evaluable 140 (81.9%) 132 (77.6%)Population^(a) Discontinued  34 (19.9%)  44 (25.9%) Reason fordiscontinuation Lost to follow-up  30 (17.5%)  42 (24.7%) Withdrewconsent  2 (1.2%)  Investigator decision  1 (0.6%)   2 (1.2%)  Unknown 1 (0.6%)  ^(a)All subjects who are randomized and have received the Day0 and Day 30 injections.

A toal of 263/341 subjects (77%) completed the Day 90 visit. Thepercentages of subjects who completed the Day 90 visit were similar forthe two treatment groups. The percentages of subjects who completed eachstudy visit are shown in Table 36.

TABLE 36 Number (%) of Subjects Who Completed Study Visits: ITTPopulation AgB AgB/RC-210-04 Visit Completed (N = 171) (N = 170) Day 0148 (86.6%) 136 (80.0%) Day 30 141 (82.5%) 132 (77.6%) Day 60 137(80.1%) 128 (75.3%) Day 90 130 (76.0%) 121 (71.2%)

Table 37 summarizes the demographic characteristics for the EEpopulation. The study population was predominantly Caucasian, with aroughly equal division between male and female subjects. The mean agewas about 27 years, but subjects in the AgB/RC-210-04 treatment groupwere significantly younger than those in the AgB treatment group(p=0.016). 50% of the subjects in the AgB/RC-210-04 treatment group wereless than 25 years old, compared to 32% of subjects in the AgB treatmentgroup (p=0.003). There were no other significant differences between thetreatment groups with respect to the demographic variables summarized inTable 37 (p≧0.222).

TABLE 37 Demographic Characteristics: EE Population AgB AgB/RC-210-04Characteristic (N = 140) (N = 132) p-value Age (yrs) n 140 132 mean ± SD28.2 ± 6.0  26.4 ± 6.2  0.016^(a) median  28  25 range 19–40 17–41 <2545 (32.1%) 66 (50.0%) 0.003^(b) ≧35 28 (20.0%) 19 (14.4%) 0.222^(b)Weight (kg) n 140 132 mean ± SD 70.0 ± 17.3 68.4 ± 13.6 0.398^(a) median 68  67 Gender Male 68 (48.6%) 67 (50.8%) 0.719^(b) Female 72 (51.4%) 65(49.2%) Race Caucasian 126 (90.0%)  120 (90.9%)  0.799^(b) Non-Caucasian14 (10.0%) 12 (9.1%)  ^(a)Analysis of variance. ^(b)Chi-squared test.Analysis of Efficacy

The primary efficacy endpoint was the number (%) of subjects achievingseroprotection at the Day 90 visit, defined as an anti-HBsAg titer of≧10 MIU/mL. Secondary efficacy endpoints were: (1) the number (%) ofsubjects achieving seroprotection at the Day 30 and Day 60 visits; (2)the number (%) of subjects achieving seroconversion (defined as ananti-HBsAg titer of ≧1 MIU/mL) at the Day 30, Day 60 and Day 90 visits;and (3) the log-transformed anti-HBsAg titer levels at Days 30, Day 60,and Day 90.

Primary Efficacy Analysis: Seroprotection at Day 90

In the EE population, 126 of 132 (95.5%) of the subjects in theAgB/RC-210-04 treatment group achieved seroprotection by the Day 90visit, compared to 115 of 140 (82.1%) of the subjects in the AgBtreatment group. The difference in percentage of subjects achievingseroprotection was statistically significant (p=0.001). FIG. 1summarizes the percentages of subjects in the EE population achievingseroprotection at the Day 90 visit for each of the two investigatorsites, as well as for the two sites combined. These data showed thatthere were significantly more subjects seroprotected after twoimmunizations with AgB/RC-210-04 than with AgB alone.

Secondary Efficacy Analysis: Seroprotection at Day 30 and Day 60

In the AgB/RC-210-04 treatment group, 29 of the 132 subjects (22.0%) hadachieved seroprotection by the Day 30 visit, compared to 9 of the 140subjects (6.4%) in the AgB treatment group. The difference betweentreatment groups in the rate of seroprotection by Day 30 wasstatistically significant (p<0.001). By the Day 60 visit, 123 of the 132subjects (93.2%) in the AgB/RC-210-04 treatment group had achievedseroprotection, compared to 99 of the 140 subjects (70.7%) in the AgBtreatment group. The between treatment group difference in the rate ofseroprotection by the Day 60 visit was statistically significant(p<0.001). FIG. 2 summarizes the percentages of subjects in the twotreatment groups who achieved seroprotection at each of the Day 30, 60,and 90 visits.

Secondary Efficacy Analysis: Seroconversion at Days 30, 60, and 90

In the AgB/RC-210-04 treatment group, 72 of 132 subjects (54.6%) hadachieved seroconversion at the Day 30 visit, compared to 30 of 140subjects (21.4%) in the AgB treatment group. The difference betweentreatment groups in rate of seroconversion at the Day 30 visit wasstatistically significant (p<0.001). At the Day 60 visit, 128 of the 132subjects (97.0%) in the AgB/RC-210-04 treatment group had achievedseroconversion, compared to 119 of 140 subjects (85.0%) in the AgBtreatment group. The rate of seroconversion at the Day 60 visit differedsignificantly between the two treatment groups (p<0.001). At the Day 90visit, 126 of the 132 subjects (95.5%) in the AgB/RC-210-04 treatmentgroup had achieved seroconversion, while 133 of the 140 subjects (95.0%)in the AgB treatment group had achieved seroconversion. There was nostatistically significant difference between the treatment groups inrate of seroconversion at the Day 90 visit (p=0.861). FIG. 3 summarizesthe percentages of subjects in the two treatment groups who achievedseroconversion at each of the Day 30, 60, and 90 visits.

Secondary Efficacy Analysis: Log-Transformed Anti HBsAg Titer

Levels, EE Population at Days 30, Day 60, and Day 90

Table 38 summarizes the log-transformed anti-HBsAg titer levels in eachtreatment group, at each of the Day 30, Day 60, and Day 90 visits. Table38 also shows the geometric mean of the anti-HBsAg titer levels in eachdose at each visit (as the antilog of the mean of the log-transformedtiter levels). Significant differences in mean log-transformed titerlevels were found between the treatment groups at each of the Day 30,Day 60, and Day 90 visits (p<0.001, each visit).

TABLE 38 Log-Transformed Anti-HBsAg Titer Levels, Days 30, 60, 90: EEPopulation AgB AgB/RC-210-04 Visit (N = 140) (N = 132) p-value Day 30 n139 132 mean±SD −0.66 ± 0.98  0.12 ± 1.21 <0.001^(a) antilog(mean) 0.221.33 Day 60 n 137 128 mean±SD 1.37 ± 1.16 2.23 ± 0.68 <0.001^(a)antilog(mean) 23.37 170.93 Day 90 n 137 130 mean±SD 1.86 ± 0.86 2.48± 0.61 <0.001^(a) antilog(mean) 71.66 302.62 ^(a)Analysis of variance.

FIG. 4 shows the estimated distributions of anti-HBsAg titer levels inboth treatment groups at each of Days 30, 60, and 90. The estimateddistributions were obtained by applying a nonparametric densityestimator to the observed titer levels for all EE population patientsfor whom a positive titer level was obtained.

Results of all three secondary efficacy endpoints (seroprotection atDays 30 and 60, seroconversion rates, and geometric mean titers)supported the results of the primary endpoint. Significantly highergeometric mean titers in the AgB/RC-210-04 group suggest thatpost-vaccination titer level correlated with duration of seroprotection.

In total, the data presented in Test Example 14 demonstrate thataddition of RC-210-04 to AgB resulted in an adjuvanted vaccine thatillicited faster and greater antibody responses in healthy adults toHepatitis B surface antigen. AgB/RC-210-04 was efficacious for inducingearly seroprotection to Hepatitis B virus after two immunizations.

It is understood that the foregoing examples are merely illustrative ofthe present invention. Certain modifications of the compositions and/ormethods employed may be made and still achieve the objectives of theinvention. Such modifications are contemplated as within the scope ofthe claimed invention.

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1. A compound having the formula

wherein X is O; Y is O; m, n, p and q are each 0; R₄, R₅, R₇ and R₉ areeach H; R₈ is phosphono; R₆ is selected from OH, CO₂H and CONH₂; and R₁,R₂ and R₃ are independently selected from C₆ acyl groups and C₁₀ acylgroups; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
 2. A compoundaccording to claim 1, wherein at least one of R₁, R₂ and R₃ is a C₆ acylgroup and at least one other of R₁, R₂ and R₃ is a C₁₀ acyl group.
 3. Acompound in accordance with claim 1, wherein two of R₁, R₂ and R₃ are C₆acyl groups.
 4. A compound in accordance with claim 1, wherein two ofR₁, R₂, and R₃ are C₁₀ acyl groups.
 5. A compound in accordance withclaim 1, wherein R₆ is CO₂H.
 6. A compound in accordance with claim 5,wherein R₁ is a C₆ acyl group and R₂ and R₃ are both C₁₀ acyl groups. 7.A compound in accordance with claim 5, wherein R₃ is a C₁₀ acyl groupand R₁ and R₂ are both C₆ acyl groups.
 8. A compound in accordance withclaim 5, wherein R₁ is a C₁₀ acyl group and R₂ and R₃ are both C₆ acylgroups.
 9. A compound in accordance with claim 5, wherein R₁, R₂ and R₃are all C₆ acyl groups.
 10. A pharmaceutically acceptable salt inaccordance with claim
 1. 11. A pharmaceutically acceptable salt inaccordance with claim
 2. 12. A pharmaceutical composition comprising acompound or a salt of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.13. A method for enhancing the immune response of a mammal comprisingadministering to the mammal an effective amount of a compound or a saltof claim 1.